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EMPATHY

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does empathy mean?

a)

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

b)

Sharing toys

c)

Talking to friends

d)

Asking someone to play

2.

What is the boy feeling if his ice cream fell off his cone?

a)
b)
3.

What would describe a boy who fell and hurt his knee?

a)
b)
4.

When you have empathy, you ________.

a)

are mean to other people

b)

understand how other people feel

c)

only think about how you feel

5.

Everyone always feels the same way about everything.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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

a)

scared

b)

happy

c)

proud

7.

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

a)

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

b)

He laughs at his friend

c)

He imagines a time that he felt scared.

8.

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

a)

He tells him he should go in the water.

b)

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

c)

He goes swimming without his friend.

9.

What is Lia doing that shows she’s sad?

a)

She’s crying.

b)

She’s sitting by herself.

c)

She’s running slow and pouting.

10.

Why is Lia sad?

a)

She cut her knee

b)

Her dog ran away

c)

Her big brother yelled at her

11.

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

a)

Her listens to her and puts himself in her shoes

b)

He tells her to cheer up

c)

He says she is just being silly

12.

Look at the picture. What does it show?

a)

The boy is getting mad Lia.

b)

The boy is trying to say hi to Lia but she is turning away

c)

The boy is putting himself in Lia's shoes and imagining how she feels

13.

Look at the picture. What does it show?

a)

The boy telling his friend that he knows what it's like to be scared

b)

The boy doing something to help his friend feel better

c)

The boy's friend getting angry at him

14.

What is empathy?

a)

The ability to imagine how another person is feeling

b)

When people are good to other people

c)

The state of being bored

15.

Can empathy be both good and bad

a)

No

b)

Yes

16.

Choose the correct kind of empathy. Choose the correct option.

a)

Cognitive

b)

Somatic

c)

Affective

d)

All of these

17.

How to show empathy?

a)

Acknowledge their pain.

b)

Being responsible

c)

Be supportive