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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: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem), A Walk in Spring (a short story), The Town Gazette (a newspaper), A Book of Sea Poems (a collection of poems), The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story), Planet Earth (a TV series)

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

Sort: Peter Pan (a play), The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper), Happy Birthday to You (a song), The Morning Post (a newspaper), Treasure Island (a novel), Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song)

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

Sort: Lost in the Woods (a chapter), The Snow Queen (a ballet), The Eagle (a poem), Charlotte's Web (a novel), Rain at Last (a newspaper article), Young Explorer (a magazine)

Italics or underlineQuotation marks

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Answer key — Which Kind of Title?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 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. Planet Earth (a TV series) — Italics or underline 4. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (a poem) — Quotation marks 5. The Tell-Tale Heart (a short story) — Quotation marks 6. The Town Gazette (a newspaper) — Italics or underline
  2. 2.1. Happy Birthday to You (a song) — Quotation marks 2. Peter Pan (a play) — Italics or underline 3. The Morning Post (a newspaper) — Italics or underline 4. The River Is Rising (a news story in a newspaper) — Quotation marks 5. Treasure Island (a novel) — Italics or underline 6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (a song) — Quotation marks
  3. 3.1. Charlotte's Web (a novel) — Italics or underline 2. Lost in the Woods (a chapter) — Quotation marks 3. Rain at Last (a newspaper article) — Quotation marks 4. The Eagle (a poem) — Quotation marks 5. The Snow Queen (a ballet) — Italics or underline 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.