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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 Magic Flute (an opera), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper), The Night Before the Race (a chapter), The Snow Queen (a ballet), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), Rain at Last (a newspaper article)

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

Sort: Peter Pan (a play), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), Young Explorer (a magazine), Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem), The Morning Post (a newspaper)

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

Sort: Happy Birthday to You (a song), A Walk in Spring (a short story), Planet Earth (a TV series), The Town Gazette (a newspaper), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), Treasure Island (a novel)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 3. The Magic Flute (an opera) — Italics or underline 4. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks 5. The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper) — Quotation marks 6. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline
  2. 2.1. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 2. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (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 Tell-Tale Heart (a short story) — Quotation marks 6. Young Explorer (a magazine) — Italics or underline
  3. 3.1. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 2. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 3. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 4. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 5. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. Treasure Island (a novel) — Italics or underline

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