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: drawn with an arrow at each end, goes on forever in both directions, a straight path with no start and no end, drawn with a dot at each end

LineRayLine segment

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, goes on forever in both directions, a straight path with no start and no end, the edge of a desk

LineRayLine segment

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: has two endpoints, drawn with an arrow at each end, a straight path with no start and no end, one side of a triangle

LineRayLine segment

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: has two endpoints, the edge of a desk, goes on forever in both directions, 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, goes on forever in both directions, drawn with an arrow at each end, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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