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