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Sympathy and Empathy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Sympathy

a)

None of these

b)

Feeling Pity

c)

Thinking from the place of the person

2.

Empathy is feeling sorrow or pity

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does Empathy mean?

a)

Sharing Toys

b)

Ability to understand and share the feelings of another

c)

Talking with friends

d)

Asking someone to play

4.

Is practicing Empathy a choice?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

If Maya dropped her books in front of everyone you could....

a)

Tell her 'Well done'

b)

Correct her

c)

help her pick up her books

d)

Explain her she is ill

6.

What is main difference between sympathy and empathy?

a)

Number of hugs

b)

No

c)

Sympathy-Feeling for others

Empathy-Feeling with others

d)

The first few letters

7.

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

8.

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.

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Does this picture show empathy or sympathy?

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

12.

Which side shows sympathy?

a)

Left Side (Blue)

b)

Right Side (Purple)

13.

The emoji in this picture is expressing ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

14.

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

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

15.

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

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

16.

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

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

17.
Empathy is......
a)
listening to a friend and trying to understand why they had a bad day
b)
listening to a radio show
18.
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
19.

a very good synonym for empathy is

a)

compassion

b)

understanding

c)

sensitive

d)

appreciation

20.

How does the speaker describe empathy as a response to someone in a deep hole?

a)

Empathy is avoiding the person's pain

b)

Empathy is acknowledging the pain and offering sympathy

c)

Empathy is offering solutions to the problem

d)

Empathy is feeling with the person and letting them know they are not alone