Defining Lines, Rays, and Segments

Terms & labels in geometry

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Lines, line segments, & rays

Practice

Identify points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles - Questions

1. Which term describes this figure?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) Angle

(B) Line

(C) Line segment

(D) Point

(E) Ray

(F) None of these

2. Which of these is a ray?

Choose one answer.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. None of these

3. Which term describes this figure?

Choose one answer.

4. Which of these is a line?

Choose 1 answer:

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. None of these

5. Which term describes this figure?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) Angle

(B) Line

(C) Line segment

(D) Point

(E) Ray

(F) None of these

6. Which of these is a line segment?

Choose 1 answer:

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. None of these

7. Which term describes this figure?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) Angle

(B) Line

(C) Line segment

(D) Point

(E) Ray

(F) None of these

Identify points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles - Answers

1. The figure is a ray.

2. 

3. The figure is a ray.

4. 

5. None of the definitions describe the figure.

6. None of the figures show a line that is perfectly straight, starts at one point, and ends at another point.

7. None of the definitions describe the figure.