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: has one endpoint and goes on forever one way, the edge of a ruler, drawn with a dot at each end, goes on forever in both directions

LineRayLine segment

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, the edge of a ruler, has two endpoints, drawn with a dot at each end

LineRayLine segment

3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at each end, has two endpoints, a straight path with no start and no end, drawn with an arrow at each end

LineRayLine segment

4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a straight path with no start and no end, has one endpoint and goes on forever one way, 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: drawn with a dot at each end, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, a straight path with no start and no end, the edge of a ruler

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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