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