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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 Morning Post (a newspaper), The Night Before the Race (a chapter), The Eagle (a poem), A Walk in Spring (a short story), Peter Pan (a play), Planet Earth (a TV series)

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

Sort: The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series), Happy Birthday to You (a song), The Snow Queen (a ballet), The Magic Flute (an opera), The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), The Wizard of Oz (a movie)

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

Sort: Young Explorer (a magazine), Lost in the Woods (a chapter), Charlotte's Web (a novel), Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), Rain at Last (a newspaper article)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A Walk in Spring (a short story) — Quotation marks 2. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 3. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 4. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 5. The Morning Post (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 6. The Night Before the Race (a chapter) — Quotation marks
  2. 2.1. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 2. The Lost Key (one episode of a TV series) — Quotation marks 3. The Magic Flute (an opera) — Italics or underline 4. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline 5. The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story) — Quotation marks 6. The Wizard of Oz (a movie) — Italics or underline
  3. 3.1. A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems) — Italics or underline 2. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 3. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 4. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 5. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song) — Quotation marks 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.