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