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.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
- 3.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 4.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 5.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a flag in the wind (c) a coiled rope (d) a ruler’s edge
- 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a sleeping person (d) a tall lamp post
- 7.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 8.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
- 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
- 13.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
- 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
- 16.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 17.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 19.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag line (c) a wavy line (d) a dotted line
- 20.True or false: a falling tree is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
- 22.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 23.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a falling tree
- 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 25.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 26.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 28.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 29.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a flag in the wind
- 30.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) a lightning bolt (d) a laser beam
- 31.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
- 33.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
- 34.True or false: ocean waves looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 37.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 38.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
- 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
Answer key
- dotted or broken line
- a playground slide
- vertical
- vertical
- a ruler’s edge
- a tall lamp post
- wavy line
- False
- horizontal
- zigzag line
- vertical lines
- a person standing tall
- diagonal
- a standing tree trunk
- a leaning ladder
- vertical
- False
- False
- a wavy line
- False
- a wriggling snake
- diagonal
- a table top
- zigzag lines
- horizontal
- False
- diagonal lines
- horizontal
- a flag in the wind
- a laser beam
- False
- a jalebi
- a falling tree
- False
- True
- horizontal lines
- horizontal
- zigzag line
- the edge of a calm sea
- zigzag lines
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