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