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