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Mark 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Stories and a Storm

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.

PreschoolPeace! Be Still!

BoatJesusWavesCloud

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

KindergartenBe Still

BOAT → picture 4WAVES → picture 3SEED → picture 2LAMP → picture 1

Grade 1Who Is This?

A farmer sowed seed. → picture 5Put a lamp on a stand. → picture 1A small seed grows big. → picture 4Jesus slept in the boat. → picture 2The wind and sea obey Jesus. → picture 3

Grade 2Jesus Stops the Storm

  1. What did Jesus do in the boat? He fell asleep on a pillow.
  2. What came on the lake? A big storm (circle)
  3. How did the disciples feel? Afraid (circle)
  4. What did Jesus say to the sea? Peace! Be still! (circle)
  5. What happened to the wind? It stopped, and it was very calm.
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Grade 3Even the Wind Obeys

  1. What is the seed in the farmer story? God's word
  2. Where should a lamp be put? On a stand, not under a basket
  3. How is God's Kingdom like a mustard seed? It starts tiny but grows large.
  4. What did the disciples say when they woke Jesus? Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?
  5. What did the disciples ask after the storm stopped? Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
1: A farmer sowed seed.2: Put a lamp on a stand.3: A small seed grows big.4: Jesus slept in the boat.5: The wind and sea obey Jesus.

Grade 4Seeds and Storms

  1. What happens to the seed among thorns, according to Jesus' explanation? Worries and riches choke the word so it bears no fruit.
  2. What does the parable of the growing seed teach? God makes His Kingdom grow in ways we do not fully understand.
  3. What did Jesus say to the sea? Peace! Be still!
  4. What questions did Jesus ask the disciples after the storm? Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?

Word bank: 1. boat; 2. seed; 3. lamp; 4. mustard; 5. cushion

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

Grade 5Who Then Is This?

  1. According to the sower, what makes the difference in whether the word bears fruit? The condition of the hearer's heart (receiving with understanding and perseverance)
  2. What does the parable of the seed growing secretly teach? God brings the growth and harvest, not human effort.
  3. Why is calming the sea a sign of Jesus' divinity? In the Old Testament, only God rules the sea and stills its waves.
  4. How did the disciples' fear change? From fear of the storm to a greater, holy fear (awe) of Jesus Himself
  5. What question does Mark want every reader to answer? Who then is this? (Who is Jesus?)
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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