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Esther 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Esther Goes to the King

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.

PreschoolThe Golden Scepter

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

KindergartenThe King Says Yes

QUEEN → picture 3FEAST → picture 1HAMAN → picture 4GATE → picture 2

Grade 1The Gold Scepter

Esther wore her royal clothes. → picture 4The king held out the gold scepter. → picture 3Esther made a feast. → picture 1Haman was proud and glad. → picture 5Mordecai sat at the gate. → picture 2

Order:

1. Esther put on her royal clothing2. the king held out to Esther the golden scepter3. let the king and Haman come today to the banquet4. Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate

Grade 2Esther Sees the King

  1. What did Esther put on? Her royal clothes (circle)
  2. What did the king hold out? His gold scepter (circle)
  3. Who did Esther ask to the feast? The king and Haman (circle)
  4. Who did Haman see at the gate? Mordecai (circle)
  5. How did Haman feel? Mad (circle)
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Grade 3A Banquet and a Bad Plan

  1. What did Esther touch? The top of the gold scepter
  2. How much did the king say he would give her? Up to half of his kingdom
  3. Where did Esther ask them to come the next day? To another feast
  4. What did Mordecai not do at the gate? Stand up or move for Haman
  5. What did Haman say about his riches? None of it made him happy while Mordecai sat at the gate.
1: Esther put on her royal clothing2: the king held out to Esther the golden scepter3: let the king and Haman come today to the banquet4: Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate

Grade 4Favor and Pride

  1. When did Esther go to the king? On the third day of the fast
  2. What did the king offer Esther? Up to half of the kingdom
  3. What did Esther ask for at first? That the king and Haman come to a banquet
  4. What did Haman boast about? His riches, his children, and his honor
  5. What made Haman feel his riches were worth nothing? Seeing Mordecai at the gate

Word bank: 1. Esther; 2. favor; 3. scepter; 4. half; 5. banquet

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

Grade 5Courage and Contentment

  1. What did Esther do before going to the king? She fasted and put on her royal apparel.
  2. What do Christians see in the king's favor? The unseen hand of God
  3. What did the king promise Esther? Up to half of the kingdom
  4. What three things did Haman recount at home? His riches, the multitude of his children, and his promotion
  5. Who proposed the gallows? Zeresh and his friends
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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