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, the edge of a ruler, has two endpoints, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on

LineRayLine segment

2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: has one endpoint and goes on forever one way, drawn with an arrow at each end, one side of a triangle, goes on forever in both directions

LineRayLine segment

3.Sort each one into the right box.

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

LineRayLine segment

4.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 one endpoint and goes on forever one way, drawn with a dot at each end

LineRayLine segment

5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: the side of a square, from one corner to the next, has two endpoints, drawn with a dot at each end, goes on forever in both directions

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Line: —; 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, the edge of a ruler, has two endpoints
2.Line: drawn with an arrow at each end, goes on forever in both directions; Ray: has one endpoint and goes on forever one way; Line segment: one side of a triangle
3.Line: —; Ray: has one endpoint and goes on forever one way; Line segment: drawn with a dot at each end, one side of a triangle, the side of a square, from one corner to the next
4.Line: —; Ray: a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, has one endpoint and goes on forever one way; Line segment: the edge of a ruler, drawn with a dot at each end
5.Line: goes on forever in both directions; Ray: —; Line segment: the side of a square, from one corner to the next, has two endpoints, 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.