I can't choose the set of 3 chemicals with each of which Si will react (out of 5 possible sets) This is one of the questions used in the Russian State Chemistry Exam. One needs to select the set of chemicals in the second column such that each of them would react with the element or chemical in the the first column. 

I mean, it should react with each element in the set in order for that set to be suitable. 


  


It seems to me that $\ce{Si}$ has no suitable set among those five. 

It does not react with $\ce{Na2CO3}$ (that excludes set 1), with $\ce{HCl}$ (set 2), with$\ce{MgO}$ (set 3), with $\ce{H2SO4}$ (set 4) and with$\ce{Al(OH)3}$ (set 5). 

I used Chemguide and a Russian school curriculum-based website to refresh my memory of $\ce{Si}$ activity.   

Am I wrong in regard of any of the five chemicals? Maybe it will react with $\ce{MgO}$, for instance?
$\ce{Si}$ does in fact react with $\ce{HF}$ and $\ce{NaOH}$. The reactions would be:

$$\ce{Si + 4HF -&gt; SiF4 + 2H2}$$

$$\ce{Si + 4NaOH -&gt; Na4SiO4 + 2H2}$$

$$\ce{Si + 2MgO -&gt; SiO2 + 2Mg}$$

You can conclude these, since $\ce{SiO2}$ is quite stable, and also reacts with $\ce{HF}$ and $\ce{NaOH}$ (You may have heard that $\ce{HF}$ dissolves glass), so definitely $\ce{Si}$ will react way better than $\ce{SiO2}$.