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