Building empathy

Everyone always feels the same way about everything.

• True

• False

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What is empathy?

• The willingness to share toys

• The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• The frequent talking with friends

• The ability to ask someone to play with you

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How would the boy feel if his ice cream fell off his cone?

• happy

• angry

• hungry

• sad

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How would the boy feel if another person said hurtful words?

• painful

• miserable

• upset

• unsatisfied

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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What will you do if one of your friends tells you about his/her problem?

• I will listen to him/her.

• I will ignore him/her.

• I will laugh at him/her.

• I will tell him/her a joke.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Who among the children shows empathy?

• Nora scolded the street children.

• Anthon joins his classmate to tease somebody.

• Thomas asks his friend for a glass of smoothies.

• Dona comforts her younger brother.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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While walking along the wet path, Alison accidentally slipped. All her belongings fell out and were scattered. What would you do at that moment?

• I would laugh at her and tell her how careless she was.

• I would pick up some of her things and let her chase me.

• I would help her get up and pick up her things.

• I would walk quickly to my classroom.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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If a tough teacher trips over when going up the stairs, how should you react?

• I will tell my friends about that.

• I will feel embarrassed for the teacher.

• I will avoid laughing and run away.

• I will be happy because I don't like that teacher.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Empathetic statements are the sentences you say to show your empathy. Which of the following are examples of Empathetic Statements?

• I really appreciate your patience. That's unbelievable.

• Thank you very much for telling us about this, but I don't care.

• I have experienced a similar problem recently, so I understand how you feel now.

• Oh dear. Let me see what I can do to help you out.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When you meet someone who is "different from you", what might be your usual first reaction?

• I think they are weird and I don’t want to do anything with them.

• I think they are weird and I want to know more about them because they’re so weird.

• I think everyone is different and I wouldn’t mind having a friend who is different from me.

• I think they’re just different and that’s cool, but I don’t really need a friend who’s different.

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