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