Lines, Rays and Segments is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on telling a line, a ray and a line segment apart by their ends, aligned to Common Core standard 4.G.A.1. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Lines, Rays and Segments

4.G.A.1

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the side of a square, from one corner to the next, drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, has one endpoint and goes on forever one way, drawn with a dot at each end

LineRayLine segment

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the edge of a ruler, the edge of a desk, goes on forever in both directions, the side of a square, from one corner to the next

LineRayLine segment

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at each end, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, one side of a triangle, has two endpoints

LineRayLine segment

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, the edge of a desk, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, drawn with an arrow at each end

LineRayLine segment

5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a straight path with no start and no end, has two endpoints, the side of a square, from one corner to the next, the edge of a ruler

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Line: —; Ray: drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, has one endpoint and goes on forever one way; Line segment: the side of a square, from one corner to the next, drawn with a dot at each end
2.Line: goes on forever in both directions; Ray: —; Line segment: the edge of a ruler, the edge of a desk, the side of a square, from one corner to the next
3.Line: —; Ray: a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on; Line segment: drawn with a dot at each end, one side of a triangle, has two endpoints
4.Line: drawn with an arrow at each end; Ray: drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on; Line segment: the edge of a desk
5.Line: a straight path with no start and no end; Ray: —; Line segment: has two endpoints, the side of a square, from one corner to the next, the edge of a ruler

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.G.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.