Escape from Pesantren Al-Noor: The Past Tense Challenge
An A2-level escape room for teen ESL learners practicing simple past tense through stories of pesantren daily life, including prayer, cleaning, studying, and helping friends.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Simple Past Tense – My Experiences at Islamic Boarding School.
It is evening at Pesantren Al-Noor, and the dormitory door has locked itself before Isha prayer. A mysterious note says only students who remember their daily activities correctly can unlock the door. Santri Ahmad and his friends must solve five puzzles about their day to find the secret word. Help…
Solve all 5 puzzles about daily life at the boarding school to collect letters and unlock the master code.
Puzzles
- 📖 Puzzle 1: Morning Routine: Choose the correct simple past form: Yesterday morning, Fatimah ___ to the mosque for Fajr prayer.
- ✏️ Puzzle 2: Cleaning Day: Complete the sentence with the correct past tense verb: Last Friday, the students ___ (clean) their dormitory together.
- 🔤 Puzzle 3: Unscramble the Verb: Unscramble this word: ryaedp
- 🔐 Puzzle 4: Secret Code: Decode the numbers to find the past tense verb (A=1, B=2 ... Z=26).
- 🧩 Puzzle 5: Put the Story in Order: helped friend She finish the her homework.
Printable worksheet
This Escape Room comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Write each answer.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Write each answer.
- 📖 Puzzle 1: Morning Routine Choose the correct simple past form: Yesterday morning, Fatimah ___ to the mosque for Fajr prayer. a) go b) gone c) went d) goed
- ✏️ Puzzle 2: Cleaning Day Complete the sentence with the correct past tense verb: Last Friday, the students ___ (clean) their dormitory together.
- 🔤 Puzzle 3: Unscramble the Verb Unscramble this word: ryaedp D Y E A R P