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Esther 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Mordecai the Great

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolMordecai Helps His People

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenA Good Leader

KING → picture 4MORDECAI → picture 3PEOPLE → picture 2BOOK → picture 1

Grade 1Mordecai Is Great

The king was over many lands. → picture 3It is written in the book. → picture 5Mordecai was next to the king. → picture 2Mordecai helped his people. → picture 4He spoke words of peace. → picture 1

Order:

1. King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land2. written in the book of the chronicles3. Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus4. speaking peace to all his descendants

Grade 2A Great Leader

  1. Where is the king's story? In a book (circle)
  2. Who was next to the king? Mordecai (circle)
  3. Who liked Mordecai? His people (circle)
  4. What did Mordecai speak? Peace (circle)
  5. Who do Christians believe took care of His people? God (circle)
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Grade 3Seeking the Good

  1. What did the king make the land pay? Tribute
  2. Where are the king's acts written? In the book of the kings of Media and Persia
  3. What place did Mordecai have? Second only to the king
  4. What did Mordecai seek? The good of his people
  5. How does the story end? With peace
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Grade 4A Leader Who Served

  1. Where was the tribute laid? On the land and on the islands of the sea
  2. Where are the king's acts recorded? In the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia
  3. What was Mordecai's position? Next to King Ahasuerus
  4. What did Mordecai seek? The good of his people
  5. How was Mordecai different from Haman? Haman sought his own glory; Mordecai sought his people's good.

Word bank: 1. King; 2. book; 3. Mordecai; 4. great; 5. peace

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Greatness in Service

  1. Where are the king's acts of power recorded? In the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia
  2. How had Mordecai's place changed? From sitting at the king's gate to standing next to the king
  3. By what is Mordecai's greatness described? Service: seeking the good of his people and speaking peace
  4. How do Haman's and Mordecai's endings compare? Haman sought honor and was brought low; Mordecai sought others' good and was lifted up.
  5. What did Mordecai speak to all his descendants? Peace
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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