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