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