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