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