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