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