Which Kind of Title? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on sorting works by how their titles are marked, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. It prints 3 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.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?
Sort: A Walk in Spring (a short story), Planet Earth (a TV series), The Snow Queen (a ballet), Rain at Last (a newspaper article), Happy Birthday to You (a song), Peter Pan (a play)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
2.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?
Sort: Treasure Island (a novel), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), Charlotte's Web (a novel), Young Explorer (a magazine), How Bees Talk (a magazine article), The Night Before the Race (a chapter)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
3.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?
Sort: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song), The Eagle (a poem), The Town Gazette (a newspaper), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), Stories from the Hills (a book of stories)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
LessonPrint · L.5.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Kind of Title?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 2. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 3. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 4. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 5. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 6. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline
2.1. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 2. How Bees Talk (a magazine article) — Quotation marks 3. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks 4. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks 5. Treasure Island (a novel) — Italics or underline 6. Young Explorer (a magazine) — Italics or underline
3.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 3. Stories from the Hills (a book of stories) — Italics or underline 4. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 5. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song) — Quotation marks
Questions about Which Kind of Title?
What does the Which Kind of Title? worksheet cover?
It practices sorting works by how their titles are marked — 3 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 “Sort each one into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Which Kind of Title? 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?
Which Kind of Title? 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 Which Kind of Title? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Which Kind of Title? 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 Which Kind of Title? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Kind of Title?, 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.