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