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