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