Empathy Pretest

What is empathy?

• Feeling sorry for someone

• Understanding and sharing another person’s feelings

• Ignoring how someone else feels

• Making fun of people’s emotions

If your friend is crying, what is the best way to show empathy?

• Laugh and walk away

• Ask them why they are upset and listen carefully

• Tell them to stop crying

• Ignore them

Which of the following is an example of empathy?

• Telling someone to "get over it."

• Imagining how someone else feels and offering support

• Changing the subject when someone shares their feelings.

• Avoiding sad people

How would you likely feel if a friend ignored you when you were sad?

• Happy and relieved

• Confused and hurt

• Excited and energized

• Indifferent and uncaring

When someone shows you empathy, how does it usually make you feel?

• Unsupported and lonely

• Annoyed and frustrated

• Comforted and understood

• Embarrassed and awkward

Which of the following is a good way to show empathy to a classmate who is having a bad day?

• Ignoring them and giving them space

• Telling them their problems aren’t a big deal

• Asking if they want to talk and listen without judgment

• Changing the subject to something else

Empathy means putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.

• True

• False

Everyone experiences feelings the same way.

• True

• False

You can show empathy by listening to others.

• True

• False

Ignoring a friend’s feelings is a way to show empathy.

• True

• False