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