What are they thinking?
What are they
feeling?
How do you know?
Empathy or
Not Empathy?
Riddles
100

You see a boy laying on the ground holding his arm and crying. You see a bike in the grass beside him. 

I fell of my bike or my arm really hurts 

100

A girl is sitting at lunch table alone while the rest of the class sits together, talking and laughing. How is she feeling? Would you feel the same?

Sad, left out, uncomfortable 

100

A girl is crying while her mom gives her a band-aid. She is ______ because ______

She is crying because she got hurt. 

100

You didn't do so well on the science test. Your classmate looks over your test and says. "Ha Ha you aren't smart." 

Is that having empathy or not having empathy? 

Not empathy 

100

How many months of the year have 28 days?

All of them!

200

You see a your classmate looking down at her paper with a confused expression on her face. What is she thinking? 

This assignment/test is hard! 

200

Charlie takes Jacob's Nintendo switch out of his hand without asking. How does Jacob feel? Would you feel the same?

Upset, angry 

200

The woman is pointing her finger at the puppy holding a torn pillow. She is _____ because _____ 

She is angry because the puppy tore the pillow. 

200

You won the robotics tournament and you told your friends the next day. They said, "Congratulations! We are so happy for you" 

Is that having empathy or not empathy? 

Empathy! 

200

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

W R O N G

300

You see a man with a surprised facial expression surrounded by people wearing birthday hats. What is the man thinking? 

I can't believe it's a surprise party!

300

Your class had perfect attendance for this week and you all get to have a pizza party. How is your class feeling? Would you feel the same?

Happy, excited 

300

Your dad said, "I can't believe you did that!" and pointing at the broken window. He is _______ because______

He is mad because you broke the window. 

300

Your friend is sick and won't be able to go to the concert with you. He's feeling upset and you tell him "I'm upset you can't go with me too."

Is that empathy or not empathy? 

Empathy 

300

I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?

a coin

400

Your mom is looking at you with an angry expression on her face. She is pointing to the mess in the kitchen. What is she thinking? 

Please remember to clean up after yourself!

Why didn't you clean up? 

400

You dropped your ipad on the floor and now the screen is cracked. How do you feel? Would you feel the same?

Upset, frustrated

400

Peter is scratching his head and looking down at his math worksheet. He is ______ because _____. 

He is confused because he doesn't know how to solve a problem. 

400

You saw someone got hurt during P.E. They started to cry. 

You say, "Stop crying! Don't be such a baby!" 

Is that empathy or not empathy? 

Not empathy. 


What could you say instead? 

400

You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?

The letter R

500

Stephanie and Matt  are in line at the grocery store to pay for their food. A lady gets behind them in line and pushes them, yelling "Hurry up!". What are Stephanie and Matt thinking? 

That lady is rude. 

500

Patrick and Josh are talking to each other when all of a sudden Patrick sneezes all over Josh without covering his mouth or nose. How does Josh feel? Would you feel the same?

Disgusted 

500

Monica is crying as she putting up "Lost Puppy" signs all over the neighborhood. She is ______ because _____

She is sad because her puppy is missing. 

500

Your mom said she is really tired from work today. She see's that the trash needs to be thrown out. You say, "Mom, I'll take out the trash. You can relax" 

Is that empathy or not empathy?

Empathy 

500

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

Popcorn