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