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