MAP 5th Grade Reading › Use Underlining, Quotation Marks, or Italics to Indicate Titles: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2.D
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a book correctly
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Lost in the Sun By Lisa Graff
lost in The Sun by Lisa Graff
Lost in The Sun by Lisa Graff
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" By Shirley Jackson
“The lottery” by Shirley Jackson
"the Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
"The Fly" By Katherine Mansfield
“the Fly” by Katherine Mansfield
“the fly” by Katherine Mansfield
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" By Gabriel García Márquez
“A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
“a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
“Flowers for algernon” by Daniel Keyes
"Flowers for Algernon" by daniel Keyes
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a song correctly
"Fast Cars and Freedom"
"Fast cars and freedom"
"Fast Cars And Freedom"
"Fast cars And Freedom"
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Song titles are always written with quotes around the title.
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a movie correctly
Beauty And The Beast
Beauty and the beast
Beauty and The Beast
Beauty and the Beast
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Movie titles are written in italics
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a movie correctly
The Lion King
the Lion King
The lion king
the lion King
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Movie titles are written in italics
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a book correctly
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
the Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda By Tom Angleberger
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Select the answer that punctuates a title of a short story correctly
"The Fall of the house of Usher"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
"The Fall of The House of Usher"
"The Fall Of The House Of Usher"
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Short stories are always written with quotes around the title.