Types of Lines Worksheet
Artist's tip (Trace it in the air): Zigzag = sharp points, wavy = smooth bumps, spiral = winds round, dotted = gaps, straight = no bends. Horizontal = lying flat, vertical = standing up, diagonal = slanting. Feelings: horizontal calm, vertical strong, diagonal moving, zigzag excited, curved gentle.
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- 1.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 2.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 3.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
- 5.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
- 8.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 9.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 11.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 14.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
- 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
- 16.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 17.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a coiled rope
- 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 19.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
- 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 21.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 22.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
- 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
- 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
- 26.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
- 30.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
- 31.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 34.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a flag in the wind
- 35.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 37.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 38.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a flag in the wind
- 39.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
Answer key
- horizontal lines
- straight line
- True
- a jalebi
- True
- spiral line
- horizontal lines
- wavy line
- spiral line
- zigzag line
- True
- True
- vertical
- a cut-here line
- zigzag lines
- horizontal
- a coiled rope
- horizontal
- zigzag line
- horizontal
- diagonal
- a tall lamp post
- the edge of a calm sea
- diagonal lines
- a sleeping person
- True
- False
- a playground slide
- a snail shell
- a person standing tall
- True
- vertical
- curved lines
- dashes on a road
- True
- vertical
- dotted or broken line
- a flag in the wind
- False
- diagonal
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