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