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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: The Eagle (a poem), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), The Snow Queen (a ballet), Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), The Morning Post (a newspaper)

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

Sort: Planet Earth (a TV series), Stories from the Hills (a book of stories), Happy Birthday to You (a song), How Bees Talk (a magazine article), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), Young Explorer (a magazine)

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

Sort: The Magic Flute (an opera), The Wizard of Oz (a movie), The Town Gazette (a newspaper), A Walk in Spring (a short story), The Night Before the Race (a chapter), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 3. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks 4. The Morning Post (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 5. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline 6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song) — Quotation marks
  2. 2.1. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 2. How Bees Talk (a magazine article) — Quotation marks 3. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 4. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 5. Stories from the Hills (a book of stories) — Italics or underline 6. Young Explorer (a magazine) — Italics or underline
  3. 3.1. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 2. The Magic Flute (an opera) — Italics or underline 3. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks 4. The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper) — Quotation marks 5. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. The Wizard of Oz (a movie) — Italics or underline

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