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