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