The Question Chamber
A grammar-themed escape room where teen ESL learners practice indirect questions and question types to unlock a library exit.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: indirect questions and all type questions.
A group of teens on a school trip got locked inside the old town library after hours. A strange note pinned to the door says the exit code is hidden in the grammar of questions themselves. Dusty bookshelves are filled with cards about direct, indirect, and reported questions. To unlock the door,…
Solve all nine puzzles about direct, indirect, and reported questions to collect nine letters and unlock the exit door with the master code.
Puzzles
- 🔍 Puzzle 1: The Librarian's Request: Choose the correct way to complete this polite indirect question: 'Could you tell me ___ the museum closes?'
- 📖 Puzzle 2: Types of Questions: Read the passage and decide if each statement is true or false.
- ✍️ Puzzle 3: A Curious Thought: Complete the sentence with the correct word: 'I wonder ___ she is coming to the party tonight.'
- 🧩 Puzzle 4: Spot the Outsider: Three of these phrases are commonly used to introduce indirect questions. One is not. Find the odd one out.
- 🔗 Puzzle 5: Match the Question Type: Match each question type with the correct example sentence.
- 🔤 Puzzle 6: The Hidden Manner: Unscramble this word describing how indirect questions usually sound: ILOPTE
- 🧷 Puzzle 7: Rebuild the Report: where had She asked me I been.
- 🔐 Puzzle 8: The Coded Verb: Decode this number cipher (A=1, B=2, C=3...) to reveal a word connected to repeating someone's question.
- 🕯️ Puzzle 9: The Final Riddle: I introduce an indirect question when there are exactly two possibilities to choose between, and I often appear together with 'or not' at the end of a sentence. Grammar books say I can sometimes replace the word 'if' in more formal writing. What word 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
- 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: The Librarian's Request Choose the correct way to complete this polite indirect question: 'Could you tell me ___ the museum closes?'
- 📖 Puzzle 2: Types of Questions Read the passage and decide if each statement is true or false. There are several kinds of questions in English. Yes/No questions usually begin with an auxiliary verb, such as 'Do you like coffee?' Wh-questions start with words like what, where, or why to ask for…
- ✍️ Puzzle 3: A Curious Thought Complete the sentence with the correct word: 'I wonder ___ she is coming to the party tonight.'