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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 Wizard of Oz (a movie), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper), Planet Earth (a TV series), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), Happy Birthday to You (a song), The Town Gazette (a newspaper)

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

Sort: Young Explorer (a magazine), The Snow Queen (a ballet), Charlotte's Web (a novel), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), Rain at Last (a newspaper article)

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

Sort: The Eagle (a poem), The Night Before the Race (a chapter), Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), Peter Pan (a play), Treasure Island (a novel)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 2. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 3. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 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
  2. 2.1. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 2. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 3. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks 4. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — 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 Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem) — Quotation marks 4. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 5. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks 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.