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