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