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