Building Empathy

When you have empathy, you ________.

• are mean to other people

• understand how other people feel

• only think about how you feel

True or False: Everyone always feels the same way about everything.

• True

• False

At the beach, the boy’s friend’s eyes were wide, and his hands were shaking. This shows that he was feeling ________.

• scared

• happy

• proud

When the boy’s friend tells him he’s afraid to swim at the beach, what does the boy do?

• He tells him that he shouldn’t be scared of the water.

• He laughs at his friend.

• He imagines a time that he felt scared.

What does the boy at the beach do to show empathy for his friend?

• He tells him he should go in the water.

• He says he knows what it’s like to be scared. He suggests they go play.

• He goes swimming without his friend.

What is Lia doing that shows she’s sad?

• She’s crying.

• She’s sitting by herself.

• She’s running slow and pouting.

Why is Lia sad?

• She cut her knee.

• Her dog ran away.

• Her big brother yelled at her.

When Lia tells her friend at the park that she’s sad, what does he do?

• He listens to her and puts himself in her shoes.

• He tells her to cheer up.

• He says she’s just being silly.

Look at the picture.

• the boy getting mad at Lia

• the boy is trying to say hi to Lia, but she’s turning away

• the boy putting himself in Lia’s shoes and imagining how she feels

Look at the picture. What does it show?

• the boy telling his friend that he knows what it’s like to feel scared

• the boy doing something to help his friend feel better

• the boy’s friend getting angry at him