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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 Night Before the Race (a chapter), The Eagle (a poem), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), How Bees Talk (a magazine article), The Wizard of Oz (a movie), Planet Earth (a TV series)

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

Sort: Lost in the Woods (a chapter), The Magic Flute (an opera), The Morning Post (a newspaper), Happy Birthday to You (a song), Rain at Last (a newspaper article), Stories from the Hills (a book of stories)

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

Sort: The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), Treasure Island (a novel), Peter Pan (a play), A Walk in Spring (a short story), Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song), The Snow Queen (a ballet)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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