Quotation Marks or Italics? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on which kind of title takes which mark, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.You are handwriting a book review and cannot write in italics. What do you do with the book's title?
A.Write it in small letters
B.Underline it
C.Leave it out
2.How should you show the title of one article in a magazine?
A.With no capital letters
B.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
C.In quotation marks
3.Why do some titles take quotation marks and others italics?
A.Long titles take quotation marks and short titles take italics
B.Writers choose whichever they like
C.Short works and parts of a bigger work take quotation marks; whole, long works take italics
4.How should you show the title of a novel, such as Charlotte's Web?
A.In capital letters only
B.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
C.In quotation marks
5.Which of these titles would go in quotation marks?
A.The book of poems itself
B.A daily newspaper
C.One poem in a book of poems
6.How should you show the name of a magazine?
A.In quotation marks
B.In capital letters only
C.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
7.How should you show the title of a song?
A.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
B.With no capital letters
C.In quotation marks
8.How should you show the title of a short story?
A.In quotation marks
B.In capital letters only
C.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
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Answer key — Quotation Marks or Italics?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Underline it
2.In quotation marks
3.Short works and parts of a bigger work take quotation marks; whole, long works take italics
4.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
5.One poem in a book of poems
6.In italics, or underlined when handwritten
7.In quotation marks
8.In quotation marks
Questions about Quotation Marks or Italics?
What does the Quotation Marks or Italics? worksheet cover?
It practices which kind of title takes which mark — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core L.5.2: Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Quotation Marks or Italics? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2 — L.5.2, under Language for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Quotation Marks or Italics? is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on L.5.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Quotation Marks or Italics? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Quotation Marks or Italics? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Quotation Marks or Italics? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Quotation Marks or Italics?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for L.5.2
Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words.