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