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Esther 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: For Such a Time as This

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.

PreschoolEsther Is Brave

Womanmoon and starsscrollheartperson

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

KindergartenBe Brave

SAD → picture 2QUEEN → picture 4LETTER → picture 1KING → picture 3

Grade 1Esther Chooses to Help

Mordecai was very sad. → picture 2Mordecai sent Esther the letter. → picture 4Esther was the queen. → picture 5The people did not eat for three days. → picture 1Esther chose to be brave. → picture 3

Order:

1. put on sackcloth with ashes2. He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree3. for such a time as this4. fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days

Grade 2Esther Will Go to the King

  1. How did Mordecai feel? Very sad (circle)
  2. Where did Mordecai ask Esther to go? To the king (circle)
  3. Why was it not safe? No one could go to the king if he did not call.
  4. How many days would the Jews not eat? Three (circle)
  5. What was Esther? Brave (circle)
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Grade 3A Brave Choice

  1. What did Mordecai put on? Sackcloth and ashes
  2. What did Mordecai send Esther? A copy of the letter
  3. What did the king have to hold out? His gold scepter
  4. How long did the Jews fast for Esther? Three days
  5. What did Mordecai do at the end? All that Esther said
1: put on sackcloth with ashes2: He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree3: for such a time as this4: fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days

Grade 4Who Knows?

  1. What did Mordecai do when he learned of the decree? Tore his clothes, put on sackcloth with ashes, and cried loudly
  2. Who carried messages between Esther and Mordecai? Hathach
  3. How long had it been since the king called Esther? Thirty days
  4. What did Mordecai say would happen if Esther kept silent? Help would come from another place, but she and her father's house would perish.
  5. What did Esther ask the Jews in Susa to do? Fast for her for three days

Word bank: 1. sackcloth; 2. ashes; 3. Esther; 4. decree; 5. time

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

Grade 5For Such a Time as This

  1. How widespread was the mourning among the Jews? In every province where the decree came
  2. What exact detail did Mordecai pass on about Haman? The sum of money Haman had promised
  3. What was the one law for those who came to the king uncalled? Death, unless the king held out the golden scepter
  4. Where did Mordecai say relief might come from if Esther stayed silent? From another place
  5. What did Esther resolve after calling the fast? To go in to the king, even though it was against the law

Word bank: 1. sackcloth; 2. decree; 3. Esther; 4. time; 5. fast

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

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