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