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