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