Anh & The Monastery — Quiz 4: The Secret Door

Anh & The Ancient Monastery

Quiz 4 — The Secret Door

📖 Level A1 🏮 Lesson 4 🎯 Nouns & adjectives — review & extend

12 Questions

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Quiz 1 ✓ Quiz 2 ✓ Quiz 3 ✓ You know: nouns (things, people, places), proper nouns (special names with a capital letter), and adjectives (words that describe nouns). Now let's use all three — and something new happens in the garden.

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The Secret Door

Chapter 4 of Anh's story

A One quiet afternoon, Toan has an idea. "Let us draw each other," he says. "It will be good practice." Anh looks up from his broom. "Draw?" he says. "I cannot draw." Toan grins. He has a wide, cheerful grin that makes his round face look even rounder. "Nobody can draw," he says. "That is what makes it fun."

B They sit on the flat stones under the large tree, each with a small pencil and a piece of rough paper. Toan is thirteen — one year older than Anh. He is tall and thin, with short, dark hair and bright brown eyes that always seem to be laughing. His ears are a little big for his head. He knows this. It does not bother him at all.

C Anh is small and quiet — thin, with long, straight black hair that falls over one eye. His face is serious, but when he smiles — which is not often — it is a very good smile. Right now, his face is serious. He is trying very hard to draw Toan's big ears.

D After ten minutes, they show each other their drawings. Toan's drawing of Anh looks like a sad potato with hair. Anh's drawing of Toan looks like a happy rabbit. They stare at the drawings. Then Toan says, very seriously: "I think you have my ears correct." Anh laughs — a real, loud laugh — for the first time since he arrived. It surprises them both.

E Then — disaster. Anh's small pencil rolls off the stone and disappears into the thick, dark undergrowth at the base of the old wall. "No!" says Anh. It is his only pencil. He gets down on his hands and knees and pushes through the green, tangled plants. His fingers search the cold, damp ground.

F His fingers touch something hard — but it is not the pencil. He pushes the plants aside. There, set into the ancient wall, is a small, wooden door. It is very low — a person must bend to go through. There is no handle. No sign. Only a small, round hole where a lock once was. "Toan," says Anh, very quietly. "Come and look at this."

G Toan kneels beside him. His bright eyes go wide. For once, he does not smile. "I have been here for two years," he says. "I did not know this door was here." The wooden planks are dark with age. There is green moss on the lower part. Toan puts his hand flat on the surface and pushes gentlely. The door does not move. "We must tell Minh," he says. Then — almost as an afterthought — "Did you find your pencil?" Anh looks down. "No," he says. They both start to laugh again, even though they are not sure why.

common noun

proper noun

adjective

New Words

grin — a big, wide smile

cheerful — happy and friendly

rough — not smooth; a little bumpy

straight — not curved or wavy

serious — not smiling; very focused

drawing — a picture made with a pencil

disaster — something that goes very wrong

undergrowth — thick low plants near the ground

tangled — mixed up and difficult to move through

damp — a little wet; not dry

ancient — very, very old

handle — the part you hold to open a door

lock — a device that keeps a door closed

moss — a soft, green plant on old walls

afterthought — something you remember just after

planks — flat pieces of wood

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YES or NO?

Is the word a noun — a thing, person, or place?

Question 1

Is "door" a noun?

Under the leaves there is a small, wooden door set into the old wall.

Question 2

Is "solid" a noun?

The door looks solid. It looks like it has been waiting.

Question 3

Is "moss" a noun?

There is green moss on the lower part of the door.

Common, Proper, or Adjective?

Common noun — any person, place, or thing

Proper noun — a specific name, always with a capital letter

Adjective — a word that describes a noun

Question 4

What is the word "Minh"?

We must tell Minh, said Toan.

Question 5

What is the word "cheerful"?

Toan has a wide, cheerful grin.

Question 6

What is the word "pencil"?

Anh's small pencil rolls off the stone and disappears into the undergrowth.

Question 7

What is the word "serious"?

His face is serious, but when he smiles it is a very good smile.

Find the adjective.

Which word in the sentence describes the noun? Choose one.

Question 8

Which word describes Toan's hair?

He is tall and thin, with short, dark hair and bright brown eyes.

thin

short

bright

Question 9

Which word describes the ground?

His fingers search the cold, damp ground.

fingers

damp

Find all the adjectives.

Tick every word that describes a noun. There are 3 correct answers.

Question 10

Which words are adjectives?

Anh is small and quiet — thin, with long, straight black hair that falls over one eye.

small

hair

long

eye

straight

falls

Write one word.

Find the answer in the story and write it here.

Question 11

What adjective tells us about the colour of the moss on the door? (one word)

There is ____ moss on the lower part of the door.

Question 12

What is the proper noun for the boy who laughs with Anh? (one word — no "Brother" now!)

____ kneels beside Anh. His bright eyes go wide.

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📋 Answers

YES — door is a noun"Door" is a thing — you can open it and walk through it. Things are common nouns.

NO — solid is not a noun"Solid" describes the door — it tells us the condition of the door. That is an adjective, not a noun.

YES — moss is a noun"Moss" is a thing — a soft green plant. Things are common nouns.

Proper noun"Minh" is a specific person's name — written with a capital letter M. That is a proper noun.

Adjective"Cheerful" describes Toan's grin — it tells us what kind of grin it is. That is an adjective.

Common noun"Pencil" is a thing — a tool for drawing. It has no capital letter, so it is a common noun.

Adjective"Serious" describes Anh's face — it tells us what his face was like. That is an adjective.

B — short"Short" describes Toan's hair — its length. "Thin" describes Toan's body (not his hair). "Bright" describes his eyes.

C — damp"Damp" describes the ground — it tells us the ground is a little wet. "Fingers" is a noun. "Search" is a verb.

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small, long, straightThese three adjectives describe Anh and his hair. "Hair" and "eye" are nouns. "Falls" is a verb.

Q11

greenParagraph G: "There is green moss." "Green" describes the colour of the moss — it is an adjective.

Q12

ToanParagraph G: "Toan kneels beside Anh." "Toan" is a proper noun — a specific name, capital T.

🏮 Next — Quiz 5: Numbers, Prices & Time Brother Minh shows Anh the monastery notice board. On it are times, dates, and numbers. You will practise reading and understanding numerical information.

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