Echo Rift: The Signal in the Forest
Follow the blue signal, meet the strange creature, and discover what is hidden behind the ancient door.
Vocabulary Power Cards
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signal
signal
a message or sign
Example: The signal points to the ruins.
follow
follow
go after someone or something
Example: They follow the blue light.
ancient
ancient
very old
Example: The ancient stones glow.
ruins
ruins
old broken buildings
Example: They find ruins in the forest.
glow
glow
shine with soft light
Example: The crystals glow blue.
strange
strange
not normal
Example: The compass makes a strange sound.
silent
silent
very quiet
Example: The forest is silent.
doorway
doorway
an entrance
Example: The doorway opens slowly.
explore
explore
look around a new place
Example: They explore the ruins.
climb
climb
go up
Example: They climb the stairs.
Part 1 · The Signal
Comprehension · 6 questions
Write short answers. Then click Show Answers.
1. Where do the explorers stop?
Model answer: At the edge of a dark forest.
2. What glows far away?
Model answer: Ancient ruins glow with blue light.
3. Who holds the compass?
Model answer: The red-haired boy holds it.
4. What does the compass point toward?
Model answer: It points toward the trees.
5. Is the forest loud or silent?
Model answer: The forest is silent.
6. What is moving?
Model answer: The signal is moving.
Part 2 · Follow the Light
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. What appears on the ground?
Model answer: A blue trail appears on the ground.
2. What do the explorers do?
Model answer: They run after the trail.
3. What twists across the path?
Model answer: Roots twist across the path.
4. What flashes above their heads?
Model answer: Crystals flash above their heads.
5. What does the girl keep close?
Model answer: She keeps her lantern close.
6. Who looks behind them?
Model answer: The dark-haired boy looks behind them.
Part 3 · The Giant Forest
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. What rises above the explorers?
Model answer: Giant trees rise above them.
2. Where do the runes glow?
Model answer: They glow on old stone pillars.
3. What does the red-haired boy lift?
Model answer: He lifts the compass.
4. What does the needle do?
Model answer: The needle spins.
5. How does the team feel?
Model answer: They feel small.
6. Why do they keep walking?
Model answer: Because the signal is stronger.
Part 4 · The Ruins
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. What do they see after the trees?
Model answer: They see a huge ruined city.
2. What floats in the air?
Model answer: Broken towers float in the air.
3. Where does the staircase go?
Model answer: It climbs toward a dark gate.
4. What pulls the red-haired boy forward?
Model answer: The compass pulls him forward.
5. How do the others follow?
Model answer: They follow carefully.
6. How do the ruins look?
Model answer: They look ancient, strange, and alive.
Part 5 · Echo Appears
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. What shakes in the air?
Model answer: Blue crystals shake in the air.
2. What appears in front of them?
Model answer: A small dark creature appears.
3. What glows like two stars?
Model answer: The creature’s eyes glow.
4. Does the creature speak?
Model answer: No, it does not speak.
5. What does the creature raise?
Model answer: It raises one finger.
6. What do the explorers understand?
Model answer: They understand: be silent.
Part 6 · The Door Opens
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. Where does the creature float?
Model answer: It floats to the ancient doorway.
2. What answers with a bright flash?
Model answer: The compass answers.
3. What begins to shake?
Model answer: The stairs begin to shake.
4. What lifts from the floor?
Model answer: Stones lift from the floor.
5. What opens?
Model answer: The giant door opens.
6. Do the explorers run away?
Model answer: No, they step closer.
Part 7 · The World Beyond
Comprehension · 6 questions
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1. What is behind the door?
Model answer: There is a sky world.
2. Where do the islands hang?
Model answer: They hang above endless clouds.
3. Where do the waterfalls fall?
Model answer: They fall into the white mist below.
4. What shines across the air?
Model answer: Blue rails shine across the air.
5. Who flies forward?
Model answer: The creature flies forward.
6. What do the explorers know?
Model answer: The adventure has only started.
Prepositions Test · 6 points
Choose the correct preposition.
1. The signal points ___ the trees.
Answer: toward
2. The crystals flash ___ their heads.
Answer: above
3. The runes glow ___ the pillars.
Answer: on
4. The creature appears ___ them.
Answer: in front of
5. Waterfalls fall ___ the clouds.
Answer: into
6. The explorers stand ___ the platform.
Answer: on
Tense Practice · 6 points
Only present simple, present continuous, past simple, and future.
1. At night, the ruins ___ blue.
Answer: glow. This is present simple.
2. Now the compass ___ brightly.
Answer: is shining. This is present continuous.
3. Yesterday they ___ the signal.
Answer: followed. This is past simple.
4. Tomorrow they ___ the sky world.
Answer: will explore. This is future.
5. The girl ___ her lantern now.
Answer: is holding. This is present continuous.
6. The creature ___ one finger in the story.
Answer: raised. This is past simple.
Homework
1. Change the tense · 8
1. Change to past simple: They follow the signal.
Model answer: They followed the signal.
2. Change to present simple: The compass glowed blue.
Model answer: The compass glows blue.
3. Change to future: The girl is holding a lantern.
Model answer: The girl will hold a lantern.
4. Change to present continuous: They will explore the ruins.
Model answer: They are exploring the ruins.
5. Change to present simple: The creature appeared.
Model answer: The creature appears.
6. Change to past simple: The door opens slowly.
Model answer: The door opened slowly.
7. Change to future: They are walking carefully.
Model answer: They will walk carefully.
8. Change to past simple: The crystals flash above them.
Model answer: The crystals flashed above them.
2. Vocabulary Test · 8
1. signal
Answer: a message or sign
2. ancient
Answer: very old
3. ruins
Answer: old broken buildings
4. silent
Answer: very quiet
5. doorway
Answer: an entrance
6. follow
Answer: go after something
7. glow
Answer: shine softly
8. climb
Answer: go up
3. Finish the Sentence · 6
1. I can see...
Model answer: I can see blue crystals.
2. The compass is...
Model answer: The compass is glowing.
3. The explorers feel...
Model answer: The explorers feel surprised.
4. The creature looks...
Model answer: The creature looks mysterious.
5. Behind the door, there is...
Model answer: Behind the door, there is a sky world.
6. Next, they will...
Model answer: Next, they will explore the floating city.