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