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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, a straight path with no start and no end, drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other

LineRayLine segment
2.Sort each one into the right box.

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

LineRayLine segment
3.Sort each one into the right box.

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

LineRayLine segment
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: drawn with a dot at each end, has one endpoint and goes on forever one way, goes on forever in both directions, drawn with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other

LineRayLine segment
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: goes on forever in both directions, a beam of light from a flashlight, going on and on, the edge of a ruler, has two endpoints

LineRayLine segment

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Answer key — Lines, Rays and Segments

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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