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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.

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Which Kind of Title?

L.5.2

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Sort each one into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?

Sort: Treasure Island (a novel), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), The Eagle (a poem), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), Charlotte's Web (a novel), Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks
2.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?

Sort: The Magic Flute (an opera), The Morning Post (a newspaper), The Night Before the Race (a chapter), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper), Planet Earth (a TV series), Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks
3.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?

Sort: The Town Gazette (a newspaper), Young Explorer (a magazine), The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), A Walk in Spring (a short story), The Snow Queen (a ballet), How Bees Talk (a magazine article)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 3. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 4. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks 5. Treasure Island (a novel) — Italics or underline 6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song) — Quotation marks
  2. 2.1. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 2. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem) — Quotation marks 3. The Magic Flute (an opera) — Italics or underline 4. The Morning Post (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 5. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks 6. The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper) — Quotation marks
  3. 3.1. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 2. How Bees Talk (a magazine article) — Quotation marks 3. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline 4. The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story) — Quotation marks 5. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. Young Explorer (a magazine) — Italics or underline

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.