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