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