Academic Writing: Title Formats
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3rd Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the properly formatted title for this book.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak
The COVID-10 Pandemic: The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak
"The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak"
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE DEADLY CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Answer explanation
Books are long works. Titles of long works should be italicized.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the correctly formatted title for this Netflix mockumentary.
Death to 2021
Death to 2021
"Death to 2021"
DEATH TO 2021
Answer explanation
Titles of TV series, films, and documentaries are italicized. These are considered long-form works.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the properly formatted title of Episode 2 of this series.
Pandemic is Now
Pandemic Is Now
"Pandemic Is Now"
PANDEMIC IS NOW
Answer explanation
Episodes are considered short-form works, so their titles are enclosed in quotation marks.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the signal phrase with the properly formatted title of this newspaper.
In the top story of The Philippine Daily Inquirer ...
In the top story of the Philippine Daily Inquirer...
In the top story of "The Philippine Daily Inquirer"...
In the top story of the "Philippine Daily Inquirer"...
Answer explanation
Names/titles of broadsheets, online newspapers, and magazines are italicized -- but only the full name, as in the case of PDI, which is written without a "the." However, The New York Times includes the word "the" in its title, so that should also be italicized.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the opening statement with the correctly formatted article title.
Abad wrote in Pandemic in 2021: How the Philippines responded to COVID-19, that...
Abad wrote in Pandemic in 2021: How the Philippines Responded to COVID-19, that...
Abad wrote in "Pandemic in 2021: How the Philippines responded to COVID-19," that...
Abad wrote in "Pandemic in 2021: How the Philippines Responded to COVID-19," that...
Answer explanation
Article titles should be enclosed in quotation marks. Each word (apart from articles, conjunctions, and prepositions) should begin with an uppercase letter.
e.g., "Where Are You?" versus "When in Rome."
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the answer with properly formatted titles.
In the song Goodbye in Bo Burnham's album Inside...
In the song "Goodbye" in Bo Burnham's album "Inside"...
In the song "Goodbye" in Bo Burnham's album Inside...
In the song Goodbye in Bo Burnham's album "Inside"...
Answer explanation
Individual song titles are enclosed in quotation marks. Album names are italicized.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The main title of this anthology of short stories is _____.
And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again
AND WE CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THE STARS AGAIN
"And we Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again"
And We Came Outside And Saw The Stars Again
Answer explanation
Book titles are italicized -- you already know that. All content words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, etc.) should begin with an uppercase letter. The first word of the title should start with an uppercase letter. Other articles, conjunctions, and prepositions begin with a lowercase letter.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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