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Mark 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Is Crucified

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.

PreschoolJesus Gave His Life for Us

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

KindergartenJesus Loves Us

CROSS → picture 2LOVE → picture 3KING → picture 4TOMB → picture 1

Grade 1The Son of God

Jesus is the King. → picture 2Jesus died on the cross. → picture 4He did it because He loves us. → picture 5The soldier said He is God's Son. → picture 1Jesus was laid in a tomb. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jesus is the King.2. Simon carried the cross.3. Jesus died on the cross.4. The soldier said He is God's Son.5. Jesus was laid in a tomb.

Grade 2Because He Loves Us

  1. Who was the ruler the leaders took Jesus to? Pilate
  2. What did Pilate ask Jesus? Are you the King of the Jews?
  3. Why did Jesus die on the cross? Because He loves us; He took the punishment for our sins.
  4. What did the soldier say? Truly this man was the Son of God!
  5. Where did Joseph put Jesus' body? In a tomb
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Grade 3Truly the Son of God

  1. Why did Pilate know the leaders handed Jesus over? They were jealous of Jesus.
  2. Whom did the crowd ask to be set free? Barabbas
  3. Who carried Jesus' cross? A man named Simon
  4. What happened to the temple veil? It was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
  5. What did the soldier say about Jesus? Truly this man was the Son of God!
1: Jesus is the King.2: Simon carried the cross.3: Jesus died on the cross.4: The soldier said He is God's Son.5: Jesus was laid in a tomb.

Grade 4The King of the Jews

  1. Why had the chief priests handed Jesus over, according to Pilate? Because of envy
  2. What did the sign on the cross say? THE KING OF THE JEWS
  3. What did Jesus cry out from the cross? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
  4. Who confessed Jesus as the Son of God? The centurion (Roman soldier)

Word bank: 1. Pilate; 2. cross; 3. veil; 4. tomb

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

Grade 5The Torn Veil

  1. How does Mark use the title King of the Jews with irony? Everyone uses it in unbelief or scorn, yet each unknowingly speaks the truth.
  2. How is Barabbas's release a picture of substitution? A guilty man goes free while the innocent Jesus dies in his place.
  3. Why is it meaningful that Jesus quoted Psalm 22? It expresses real abandonment as He bears sin's judgment, yet the psalm ends in victory and praise.
  4. What did the tearing of the temple veil signify? God opened access to His presence through Jesus' death.
  5. How does the centurion's confession connect to Mark 1:1? Mark opens by calling Jesus the Son of God, and the centurion, a Gentile, confesses the same at the cross.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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