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 edge of a desk, drawn with a dot at each end, drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, one side of a triangle

LineRayLine segment

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the side of a square, from one corner to the next, one side of a triangle, goes on forever in both directions, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on

LineRayLine segment

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at each end, the edge of a desk, drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other, the edge of a ruler

LineRayLine segment

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: has two endpoints, the edge of a desk, drawn with an arrow at each end, drawn with a dot at each end

LineRayLine segment

5.Sort each one into the right box.

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

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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