Remember: Esther was afraid and went in anyway, and speaking up for others can change everything for them.
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Queen EstherEsther was a young Jewish woman who lived in Persia. Her cousin Mordecai had raised her. King Xerxes chose Esther and set a crown on her head, and she became queen. Haman, the king's top helper, was angry that Mordecai would not bow to him, so he made a plan to harm Mordecai's people. Mordecai asked Esther to go to the king, though no one could go to him uncalled. Esther asked everyone to go without food for three days. Then she went in, and the king held out his golden scepter, and she touched its tip. She invited the king and Haman to a banquet, and the next day to a second banquet. There she told the king the truth, and the king sent Haman away.
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Esther's people went without food for days before she went to the king.
1310
2
In those days, how did a king's order get to every town?
📱By a phone call🐎By riders on fast horses📮By a letter in a post box
3
Esther went to the king without being called.
TrueFalse
4
Mordecai bowed low to Haman, just like everyone else.
TrueFalse
Words and order
5
Join each word to its meaning.
1Decree
2Scepter
3Sackcloth
4Banquet
5Purim
Aan order from a king that becomes a law
Ba golden rod that a king held
Ca feast that remembers how Esther's people were saved
Da big meal for many guests
Erough cloth worn to show sadness
6
Number the story from first to last.
The first banquet
The king cannot sleep and asks for the record book
Haman makes his plan
Esther goes in to the king
The second banquet
Esther becomes queen
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Who made the plan to harm Mordecai's people?
🧔Mordecai🤴King Xerxes😤Haman
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Circle every thing the story says Esther did.
🤫She kept Mordecai's secret🥣She asked her people to go without food🍽️She invited the king and Haman to a banquet🏃She ran away from the palace🕳️She hid in a cellar
Fix it and think
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Zoe wrote: Esther never told the king the truth. Which fix is right?
😄Esther told the king a joke.🫂Esther told the king her people were in danger.👗Esther told the king about her robes.
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Esther was afraid and went in anyway. Which word is that?
🤫A secret🦁Courage🍽️A banquet
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Write one way you could speak up for someone who is left out.
12
Draw the golden scepter that the king held out.
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Answer key · Set A
Esther the brave queen
13 Esther asked everyone to go without food for three days. On the third day she went to the king.
2By riders on fast horses In those days there were no phones. Riders on fast horses carried a king's order.
3True No one could go to the king uncalled, but Esther went in anyway.
4False Everyone bowed except Mordecai, who stood tall and would not bow.
51-A, 2-B, 3-E, 4-D, 5-C These are the story's own words and what they mean.
64, 5, 2, 3, 6, 1 She is crowned first and Haman's plan comes next. Then Esther goes in, the first banquet comes, the sleepless night follows, and the second banquet is last.
7Haman Haman made the plan. The king only gave him his ring to seal it.
8She kept Mordecai's secret, She asked her people to go without food, She invited the king and Haman to a banquet Esther kept the secret, asked her people to go without food and gave the banquets. She did not run away or hide.
9Esther told the king her people were in danger. At the second banquet Esther told the king her people were in danger.
10Courage The story says that being afraid and going in anyway is what courage is.
11Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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