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: A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), The Eagle (a poem), A Walk in Spring (a short story), Planet Earth (a TV series), The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), Charlotte's Web (a novel)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
2.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?
Sort: Treasure Island (a novel), Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem), How Bees Talk (a magazine article), Rain at Last (a newspaper article), Stories from the Hills (a book of stories), The Town Gazette (a newspaper)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
3.Sort each one: Italics or underline or Quotation marks?
Sort: The Morning Post (a newspaper), Happy Birthday to You (a song), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), The Magic Flute (an opera), Peter Pan (a play)
Italics or underlineQuotation marks
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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 3. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 4. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 5. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 6. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks
2.1. How Bees Talk (a magazine article) — Quotation marks 2. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem) — Quotation marks 4. Stories from the Hills (a book of stories) — Italics or underline 5. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. Treasure Island (a novel) — Italics or underline
3.1. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 2. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 3. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 4. The Magic Flute (an opera) — Italics or underline 5. The Morning Post (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper) — Quotation marks
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.