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