The Career Escape Room

A 9-puzzle B1 escape room about job-hunting vocabulary, from hourly rates to CVs, ending in a nine-letter master code.

A free Escape Room for Adults at CEFR B1 level. Topic: More than one way to earn a living.

You have just walked into a locked office at a busy recruitment agency. The manager left a strange note saying that a secret nine-letter word will unlock the front door, but only careful readers will find it. Scattered around the room are notes, forms, and old job adverts connected to applying for…

Solve all 9 puzzles about applying for jobs to collect nine letters and form the master code that unlocks the door.

Puzzles

  1. 💼 Job Vocabulary Check: Which phrase describes the money you earn for every hour you work?
  2. 📝 Complete the Sentence: Before you start a new job, you usually need to ______ an application form and send your CV.
  3. 🔎 Find the Odd One Out: Three of these words are about money, and one is not. Which one does not belong?
  4. 🔤 Unscramble the Word: Unscramble this word: PELOYERM
  5. 🔗 Match the Job Terms: Match each phrase with its correct meaning.
  6. 📖 Interview Facts: Read the passage and decide if each statement is true or false.
  7. 🧩 Put the Sentence in Order: qualifications need the necessary this for job. You
  8. 🔐 Crack the Code: Decode the numbers below to find a word meaning money you earn regularly for work.
  9. ❓ Solve the Riddle: I am a short document that lists your skills, education, and work history. Employers often ask for me when you apply for a job. I should always be current and honest, or you might not get hired. What am I?

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

  1. 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.

  1. 💼 Job Vocabulary Check Which phrase describes the money you earn for every hour you work?
  2. 📝 Complete the Sentence Before you start a new job, you usually need to ______ an application form and send your CV.
  3. 🔎 Find the Odd One Out Three of these words are about money, and one is not. Which one does not belong? a) hourly rate b) monthly salary c) job interview d) wages

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