The Newsroom Lockdown
A five-puzzle escape room where adult B2 learners practice fake-news vocabulary through multiple-choice, gap-fill, odd-one-out, cipher, and sentence-reorder challenges.
A free Escape Room for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Fake news.
You are interns at a busy newsroom when the editor discovers that someone has planted a fabrication in tonight's top story. The office doors have locked automatically, and the network claims it will only unlock once the truth is verified. Scattered across the desks are notes, clippings, and…
Solve all five puzzles about fake news and media literacy to collect five letters and unlock the newsroom door with the master code.
Puzzles
- 📰 Puzzle 1: Spot the Lie: A journalist writes a story with no real evidence behind it, inventing quotes and events. Which word best describes this kind of story?
- 🕵️ Puzzle 2: Fooled Again: Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verb form: 'Thousands of readers were completely ______ by the fake headline before anyone checked the facts.'
- 🔍 Puzzle 3: Which One Doesn't Belong?: Three of these words describe unreliable or misleading information, but one describes something trustworthy. Find the one that doesn't belong.
- 🔐 Puzzle 4: Motivated by the Story: Decode the number sequence using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26. The word describes someone strongly motivated to uncover the truth, often used for ambitious reporters.
- 💡 Puzzle 5: The Realisation: a lightbulb had moment She reading article. the while
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: Spot the Lie A journalist writes a story with no real evidence behind it, inventing quotes and events. Which word best describes this kind of story?
- 🕵️ Puzzle 2: Fooled Again Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verb form: 'Thousands of readers were completely ______ by the fake headline before anyone checked the facts.'
- 🔍 Puzzle 3: Which One Doesn't Belong? Three of these words describe unreliable or misleading information, but one describes something trustworthy. Find the one that doesn't belong. a) bias b) accurate c) fabrication d) doubtful