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