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empathy

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 3570secs

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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.

Why is it important to be kind?

a)

Kindness doesn't matter.

b)

I don't know.

c)

Kindness helps others feel good about themselves.

3.

A friend shares with you that they just failed a math test; you usually do well at math. Are you able to see how difficult this situation might be?

a)

yes

b)

no

4.

If someone trips going up the stairs, do you feel embarrassed for them and avoid laughing?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

Your mom says she is overwhelmed with work and all of the things that need to get done around the house. You also have a lot of things going on and not enough time. Do you brush off what she is feeling because you have a full plate as well?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

Your cousin just put their dog down to sleep. You recently lost a pet you had for more than 10 year. It is too hard to talk to them about it because of the pain you felt?

a)

yes

b)

no

7.

A friend says, “I rear-ended someone yesterday while driving.” Do you say something like “One time my brother rear-ended someone and totaled his car.”

a)

yes

b)

no

8.

A classmate shares with you that their mom just lost their job so they can’t go to the prom, do you say “That must be really hard, I’m so sorry”?

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

Examples of Empathetic Statements (multiple answers)

a)

I really appreciate your patience.

b)

Thank you very much for alerting us about this.

c)

I have experienced a similar problem recently so I understand what you are saying.

d)

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

10.

This statement show empathy.

a)

What is "I understand your frustration but there is nothing that we can do."?

b)

What is "Don't you plan ahead before signing to a service?"?

c)

What is "It must be hard trying to stick to a budget."?

d)

What is "I understand your frustration, I try to stick to a budget at home as well."?

11.
Empathy is......
a)
listening to a friend and trying to understand why they had a bad day
b)
listening to a radio show
12.
Empathy is...
a)
Feeling other people's fear or pain when you see them feeling that way
b)
knowing someone is in pain or scared
13.

WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE WHO IS "DIFFERENT FROM YOU" WHAT IS USUALLY YOUR FIRST REACTION?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

14.

Have you ever felt judged because you were different from others?

a)

No I've never thought about being different.

b)

Yes, but I still get along with people that don't look like me or are the same as me.

c)

No, I only hang out with people that look and act like me.

d)

Yes, I felt judged and tried to fit in because of it.

15.

Your teachers have worked hard to create online assignments you can show empathy by

a)

submitting assignments on time

b)

submitting assignments the next day

c)

not bothering to submit the assignment

16.

No house help in present days you show self management and respect for parents by

a)

concentrating only on completing assignments

b)

you offer to lay the table and clear plates for all meals

c)

closing yourself in a room and chat with friends

d)

play games all day

17.

a very good synonym for empathy is

a)

compassion

b)

understanding

c)

sensitive

d)

appreciation

18.

How often do you show empathy?

a)

Never

b)

Sometimes

c)

Rarely

d)

Always

19.

What does empathy mean?

a)

It is ability to control oneself.

b)

It is ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

20.

Which of the following statement does NOT show empathy to other people?

a)

Ignore them and focus on your work.

b)

Support one another.

c)

Work together to find solutions.

21.

Who among the children shows empathy?

a)

Nora scolded the street children.

b)

Dona comforts her younger brother.

c)

Anthon joins his classmate to tease somebody.

22.

While walking along the wet path, Norma accidentally slipped. All her things fell and were scattered. What will you do?

a)

I would laugh at her and tell her how careless she is.

b)

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

c)

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

23.

How will you show your empathy?

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24.
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
25.

Ability to share the emotions of someone else.

a)

affective empathy

b)

cognitive empathy

c)

emotional regulation

26.

A counselor who understands the emotions of people who they talk to but does not always share those emotions.

a)

cognitive empathy

b)

emotional regulation

27.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about empathy?

a)

Empathy allows you to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

b)

Empathy helps you feel someone else's pain.

c)

Empathy allows you to only recognize someone else's feelings, not feel what they're going through.

d)

All of the Above are True Statements About Empathy

28.

What is sympathy?

a)

Sympathy is when you recognize and acknowledge someone's feelings, but you're not able to feel what they're going through.

b)

Sympathy is when you're able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

c)

Sympathy is when you're able to feel what someone else is feeling.

d)

Sympathy is when you try your best to make someone else feel better, whether you understand what they're feeling or not.

29.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Brendan is nervous about his first day of middle school. His older brother is in 8th grade, and he assured Brendan that everything will be okay. "I understand how nervous you're feeling. After a few days, you will feel confident and excited about middle school. Trust me!"

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

30.

Melinda is upset about failing the science test. Shawna is sitting right next to her when Melinda finds out that she hadn't done well. Which of the following is NOT a way for Shawna to show empathy in this situation?

a)

Shawna could ignore Melinda. After all, Shawna isn't really friends with Melinda.

b)

Shawna could listen and make eye contact as Melinda expresses how upset she is.

c)

Shawna could tell Melinda that she knows everything will be okay since she got a bad grade on the last test but still has a B in the class.

d)

Shawna could say, "I understand what you're going through. I know how upset I would be if I had received a bad grade on the test."

31.

Learning about other cultures is a great way to show empathy. How?

a)

Learning about other cultures helps you decide if you want to be a part of their lifestyle.

b)

Learning about other cultures helps you appreciate what you have.

c)

Learning about other cultures helps you understand others' perspectives and opinions as well as respect their differences.

d)

None of the Above

32.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Now that I have a daughter, I now understand how hard it is to be a parent. I respect my parents more than ever, and I understand some of the hardships they went through with parenthood.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

33.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? A new student sits down next to you in class. She looks sad. You ask her, "Are you okay?" She responds, "No, not really. I had to move away from all my friends, and I don't know anyone at this school." I frown and put my arm around her. "I'm sorry. I've never moved away from my friends before, so I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I know you'll find lots of friends here!"

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

34.

When showing empathy to someone else, which of the following is something you should do?

a)

Judge the person

b)

Listen carefully to what the person has to say

c)

Interrupt the person when he/she is talking

d)

Start talking about yourself when the person is expressing his/her feelings

35.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Catherine comes into class, and she looks sad. Laura approaches Catherine and asks, "Is something wrong?" Catherine says, "I studied last night for today's math test, but I just don't think I'll do well. The test is going to be hard." Laura responds, "I studied for hours last night, and I know how you're feeling! I don't feel prepared either. We can study together for a few minutes if you'd like."

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

36.

Does this picture show empathy or sympathy?

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

37.

Which side shows sympathy?

a)

Left Side (Blue)

b)

Right Side (Purple)

38.

This pictures shows an example of ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

39.

This pictures shows an example of ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

40.

Which picture shows sympathy?

a)

Left Side (Green)

b)

Right Side (Blue)

41.

The emoji in this picture is expressing ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

42.

She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

43.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

44.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

45.

I don't have much ________ for people who lose money speculating on the real estate market.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

46.

I would like to extend my sincere ________ to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

47.

Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for illegal aliens.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

48.

No one had much ________ for Kristen when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

49.

I have _______ for your problem. I've been there.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

50.

During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

51.

Describe in your own words the difference between Empathy and Sympathy

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52.

If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

53.

If you cannot understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

54.

There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.

On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.

Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?

a)

Sensitive - Man and Empathetic - Woman

b)

Sensitive - Woman and Empathetic - Man

c)

Both are sensitive

d)

Both are empathetic

55.

Bill is at a birthday party and you notice that he is sitting on his own and no one is talking to him. Imagine how Bill is feeling

4 lines
56.

Consider the following: I have been cut from my local regional team and the coach told me that I was too short and not strong enough.


Would you show empathy or sympathy in this situation

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

57.

What are the factors that show Empathy? (There is more than one answer)

a)

You have no idea how they feel

b)

Sharing similar experiences

c)

Can offer advice to others based on what you have gone through

d)

Only being able to say "its okay"

58.

She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

59.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

60.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

61.

Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

62.

I don't have much ________ for people who lose money speculating on the real estate market.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

63.

I would like to extend my sincere ________ to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

64.

No one had much ________ for Kristen when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

65.

I have _______ for your problem. I've been there.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

66.

Not only feelings someone else's sorrow and hardships but wanting to take action and help them!

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

67.

"I am so sorry you are experiencing that."

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

68.

"I understand exactly what you are going through and it is so frustrating."

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

69.

I care about your suffering.

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

70.

When you have empathy, you ________.

a)

are mean to other people

b)

understand how other people feel

c)

only think about how you feel

71.

What does having integrity mean?

a)

Telling the truth

b)

Not cheating

c)

Doing what you say you will do

d)

All of the above

e)

Doing what you know is right even when know one is watching.

72.

Write your own definition of what it means to have integrity.

4 lines
73.

Do you think that being a person of integrity is important? Explain.

4 lines
74.

Why should people care about whether or not they have integrity and what do you think this world would be like if no one had integrity? Explain.

4 lines
75.

Which of the following shows integrity?

Sally accidentally dropped her math binder.

a)

You look at it and walk away.

b)

You pick it up and give it to Sally.

c)

You step on it and keep on walking.

d)

You ignore the math binder on the floor.

76.

Integrity is when you do the right thing when no one is watching.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Talking behind your friend's back is an example of integrity.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Which of the following is NOT an example of integrity?

a)

Keeping promises.

b)

Going back to a store and paying for something you forgot to pay for.

c)

Giving back a bracelet someone dropped.

d)

Gossiping

79.

Honesty is a part of integrity.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Integrity is about insincerity.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Keeping money you found on the floor is an example of integrity.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Which of the following shows integrity?

Sally accidentally dropped her math file.

a)

You look at it and walk away

b)

You step on it and keep on walking

c)

You pick it up and give it to Sally

d)

You ignore the math file on the floor

83.

Integrity is when you do the right thing when no one is watching.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Talking behind your friend's back is an example of integrity.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Keeping money you found on the floor is an example of integrity.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

The quality of being truthful and straightforward in words and actions is known as what?

a)

Integrity

b)

Love

c)

Honesty

d)

Disregard

87.

The act of being honest and possessing strong moral principles is known as _______

a)

Integrity

b)

fair play

c)

contentment

d)

probity

88.

Having the courage to do the right thing because it is right is called _______

a)

morality

b)

honesty

c)

Integrity

d)

Immorality

89.

What factors make up integrity?

a)

Ethics

b)

Accountability

c)

Competence

d)

All of the Above