Escape from the Pesantren Library
A 5-puzzle escape room for teen ESL learners practicing simple past tense through stories about daily life at an Islamic boarding school.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Simple Past Tense – My Experiences at Islamic Boarding School.
After evening study hour, four Grade 8 students stayed behind in the pesantren library to return some books. When the ustadz locked the main door for the night, he did not know the students were still inside. Now they must solve five puzzles about their daily life at the boarding school to find a…
Solve all 5 puzzles about simple past tense and daily pesantren activities to collect five letters and unlock the library door.
Puzzles
- 📖 Puzzle 1: Yesterday's Class: Choose the correct simple past form: Yesterday, the students ___ the Qur'an together before Maghrib prayer.
- 🕌 Puzzle 2: Morning Routine: Complete the sentence with the correct past tense verb: Every morning at the pesantren, Fatimah ___ (wake) up before dawn and prepared for Fajr prayer.
- 🧹 Puzzle 3: Cleaning Day: Unscramble this word: espwt
- 📚 Puzzle 4: Study Time: studied hard boys their for The exam week. last
- 🔑 Puzzle 5: The Final Code: Decode the number cipher using A=1, B=2, C=3... to find the missing verb.
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 Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
- 📖 Puzzle 1: Yesterday's Class Choose the correct simple past form: Yesterday, the students ___ the Qur'an together before Maghrib prayer.
- 🕌 Puzzle 2: Morning Routine Complete the sentence with the correct past tense verb: Every morning at the pesantren, Fatimah ___ (wake) up before dawn and prepared for Fajr prayer.
- 🧹 Puzzle 3: Cleaning Day Unscramble this word: espwt P T S E W