Empathy and Feelings Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 11: Listening with empathy · Set 1 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Feel with, not fix at): Name the feeling: “I finally learned to swim!” → proud; “My cat has been missing since morning.” → worried; “They made a group chat without me.” → left out; “I missed the prize by one mark.” → disappointed. Empathetic replies: “I’d be upset too. I’m here for you.”, “Oh no, your cat is missing? Shall we look together?” Dismissive replies: “So what? Get over it.”, “At least it’s not as bad as my problem.”, “Hmm. Anyway, guess what I bought!”

1. 1.💗 What is empathy? (a) fixing every problem (b) understanding feelings (c) ignoring sad people (d) laughing at others
2. 2.💗 Your friend says: “I solved the whole puzzle by myself!” How does your friend probably feel? (a) disappointed (b) left out (c) proud (d) worried
3. 3.🤗 Which question shows empathy? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Can we skip this?” (c) “Why are you so silly?” (d) “How are you feeling?”
4. 4.👀 A new student sits alone every day. What shows empathy? (a) laugh with friends (b) ignore them (c) invite them to join (d) stare at them
5. 5.💗 Your friend says: “The school trip got cancelled.” How does your friend probably feel? (a) left out (b) disappointed (c) worried (d) proud
6. 6.True or false: “Oh no, your cat is missing? Shall we look together?” is a dismissive reply. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💗 Your friend says: “My poem was read out in assembly!” How does your friend probably feel? (a) worried (b) proud (c) disappointed (d) left out
8. 8.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “You worked so hard. I’m sorry it didn’t go well.” (a) a dismissive reply (b) an empathetic reply
9. 9.True or false: “I’d be upset too. I’m here for you.” is a dismissive reply. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: your friend says “They stop talking when I come near.” — so your friend probably feels disappointed. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “That’s a silly thing to be upset about.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
12. 12.🪞 Empathy means imagining… (a) what they ate (b) your own score (c) how they feel (d) how rich they are
13. 13.💗 Your friend says: “My cat has been missing since morning.” How does your friend probably feel? (a) disappointed (b) worried (c) proud (d) left out
14. 14.💗 Your friend says: “Papa’s train is very late and his phone is off.” How does your friend probably feel? (a) left out (b) disappointed (c) worried (d) proud
15. 15.💗 Your friend says: “I finally learned to swim!” How does your friend probably feel? (a) worried (b) disappointed (c) left out (d) proud
16. 16.True or false: “Oh no, your cat is missing? Shall we look together?” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧩 A friend shares a problem. Should you give advice at once? (a) tell them they’re wrong (b) no, change the topic (c) first just listen (d) yes, a lot of it
18. 18.True or false: “It’s okay to feel nervous. Want to practise with me?” is a dismissive reply. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: your friend says “Papa’s train is very late and his phone is off.” — so your friend probably feels proud. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “At least it’s not as bad as my problem.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
21. 21.True or false: your friend says “Rain washed out our match.” — so your friend probably feels disappointed. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “It’s okay to feel nervous. Want to practise with me?” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: your friend says “My cat has been missing since morning.” — so your friend probably feels disappointed. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “That sounds really hard. Do you want to talk?” is a dismissive reply. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “Stop crying, it’s nothing.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
26. 26.True or false: “I’d be upset too. I’m here for you.” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “At least it’s not as bad as my problem.” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “So what? Get over it.” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
29. 29.True or false: your friend says “I finally learned to swim!” — so your friend probably feels left out. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: your friend says “I can’t find the house key and Mum is out.” — so your friend probably feels worried. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💗 Your friend says: “The film show was sold out.” How does your friend probably feel? (a) disappointed (b) worried (c) proud (d) left out
32. 32.True or false: your friend says “Rain washed out our match.” — so your friend probably feels proud. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That’s a silly thing to be upset about.” is an empathetic reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💗 Your friend says: “I missed the prize by one mark.” How does your friend probably feel? (a) disappointed (b) worried (c) proud (d) left out
35. 35.True or false: your friend says “I won the drawing contest!” — so your friend probably feels disappointed. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “That sounds really hard. Do you want to talk?” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
37. 37.True or false: your friend says “They stop talking when I come near.” — so your friend probably feels left out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💗 Empathetic or dismissive reply? “Hmm. Anyway, guess what I bought!” (a) an empathetic reply (b) a dismissive reply
39. 39.True or false: your friend says “My poem was read out in assembly!” — so your friend probably feels proud. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.😢 Your friend is crying after losing a match. What is the kindest first step? (a) talk about your win (b) walk away (c) sit with her and listen (d) tell her to stop

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