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