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