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