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