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