Anh's Adventure
Anh & The Ancient Monastery
Quiz 1 — The Boy Who Arrived
📖 CEFR Level A1
🏮 Module 1 · Lesson 1
🎯 Concrete Nouns & Environmental Print
10 Questions
Skill
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Identifying high-frequency nouns in everyday surroundings
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Reading signs and labels
📘 What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun is a word for something you can see, touch, or hold. It is a real thing in the world around you.
🧍Person: boy, monk, teacher
🏯Place: monastery, room, garden
🪔Thing: door, bell, candle, mat
🪧 Environmental print
Environmental print means words you see every day in the world — on signs, doors, and walls. Even at A1 level, you can read these!
🚪EXIT — the door to go out
🚻TOILET — the bathroom
🔕SILENCE — do not make noise
🚌BUS STOP — wait here for the bus
💡 How to use this quiz: The story about Anh is on the left side. Read it carefully. The questions are on the right side. The answers are always in the story — look for the highlighted words. Take your time, just like Anh learns to do!
Paragraph A
Anh is a young boy. He is twelve years old. One morning, he arrives at an old, quiet monastery high in the mountains. He carries a small bag on his back. Inside the bag there is one book, one cup, and one blanket.
Paragraph B
An old monk opens the heavy door. He looks at Anh and smiles. He does not speak. He points to a small room at the end of a long stone corridor. In the room there is a simple wooden bed, a small table, and a candle.
Paragraph C
Anh walks slowly. He looks at the walls. On the walls there are signs. One sign says "SILENCE." One sign says "WATER" with an arrow. One sign says "GARDEN" with a picture of a tree. Anh reads each sign carefully. He wants to understand his new home.
Paragraph D
At the end of the corridor there is a big bell. Every morning, the bell rings. This is the signal to wake up. There is also a wooden board on the wall. On the board it says: "BREAKFAST — 6:00 AM" and "MEDITATION — 7:00 AM." Anh reads the board. He nods slowly. He is ready to learn.
Helpful Words
monastery — a quiet place where monks live
monk — a man who lives and prays in a monastery
corridor — a long passage between rooms
candle — a stick of wax that gives light
signal — a sign that tells you to do something
meditation — sitting quietly and being still
nods — moves his head up and down to say "yes"
arrow — a sign (→) that shows direction
Progress
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Is it a noun? — Questions 1–3
Look at the word from the story. Is it a concrete noun — a person, place, or thing? Choose YES or NO.
Question 1
Is "monastery" a concrete noun?
Paragraph A: "he arrives at an old, quiet monastery high in the mountains."
Question 2
Is "slowly" a concrete noun?
Paragraph C: "Anh walks slowly."
Question 3
Is "candle" a concrete noun?
Paragraph B: "In the room there is a simple wooden bed, a small table, and a candle."
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Find the nouns — Questions 4–5
Tick all the concrete nouns in the sentence. There may be more than one!
Question 4
Which words are concrete nouns?
Paragraph A: "Inside the bag there is one book, one cup, and one blanket."
Select ALL the nouns. There are 4 correct answers.
book
inside
cup
one
blanket
bag
Question 5
Which words are concrete nouns?
Paragraph B: "In the room there is a simple wooden bed, a small table, and a candle."
Select ALL the nouns. There are 4 correct answers.
room
bed
wooden
table
small
candle
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Reading signs — Questions 6–8
Anh reads the signs on the monastery walls. Match each sign to its correct meaning.
Question 6
What does the sign "SILENCE" mean?
Question 7
The sign says "WATER →". What does the arrow (→) tell Anh?
Question 8
The board says "BREAKFAST — 6:00 AM". What does this tell Anh?
4
Write the noun — Questions 9–10
Read the sentence from the story. Find the concrete noun and write it in the box. Use one word only.
Question 9
Find the concrete noun for a thing in this sentence.
Paragraph D: "At the end of the corridor there is a big bell."
What is the thing? Write one word.
Question 10
Find the concrete noun for a person in this sentence.
Paragraph B: "An old monk opens the heavy door."
Who is in this sentence? Write one word.
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📋 Answer Key
Q1
YES — it is a noun"Monastery" is a place — the quiet building where monks live. Places are concrete nouns.
Q2
NO — it is not a noun"Slowly" is an adverb — it describes how Anh walks. You cannot touch or see "slowly."
Q3
YES — it is a noun"Candle" is a thing — you can see it and hold it. Things are concrete nouns.
Q4
bag, book, cup, blanketThere are four nouns in this sentence. Bag, book, cup, and blanket are all things you can hold or carry. "Inside" is a preposition and "one" is a number — neither is a noun.
Q5
room, bed, table, candleThere are four nouns in this sentence. "Room" is a place, and bed, table, and candle are things. "Wooden" and "small" are adjectives — they describe, but they are not nouns.
Q6
B — Do not make noiseParagraph C says the sign says "SILENCE." In a monastery, this means be quiet and still.
Q7
C — The water is in that directionAn arrow (→) is a sign that points the way to something. It shows Anh where to go.
Q8
B — Breakfast at six in the morningThe sign has two pieces of information: the noun "BREAKFAST" (the meal) and the time "6:00 AM."
Q9
bellParagraph D: "there is a big bell." A bell is a thing — a concrete noun.
Q10
monkParagraph B: "An old monk opens the heavy door." A monk is a person — a concrete noun.