You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”“At leastit’s notworse!”You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto you.You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” “That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”“At leastit’s notworse!”You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto you.You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” “That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.

Sympathy vs Empathy - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. B-You say, “I can imagine how painful that must be.”
  2. B- “At least it’s not worse!”
  3. O-You tell someone, “I’m sorry you’re sad.”
  4. O-You comfort a friend by saying, “I’ve been there too.”
  5. O-You imagine how you would feel if the same thing happened to you.
  6. G-You say, “That’s so sad,” but don’t talk to the person.
  7. O-You send a message saying, “Thinking of you.”
  8. I-You post a sad emoji on a friend’s post about losing their pet.
  9. I-You bake cookies for someone who’s sick but don’t ask how they’re feeling.
  10. N-You send a “Get well soon” card but don’t visit.
  11. B-You listen to a friend’s story without interrupting.
  12. G-You offer to spend time with someone who’s lonely.
  13. G-You share a time when you felt the same way.
  14. G-You notice someone upset and ask, “Do you want to talk about it?”
  15. B-“That must be really hard for you.”
  16. I-“I feel bad that happened to you.”
  17. N-You tell someone, “You’ll get over it soon.”
  18. G-You sit next to your friend who’s crying and just listen.
  19. I-You walk in their shoes—mentally and emotionally.
  20. I-You help a classmate who’s nervous about a presentation by practicing with them.
  21. N-You say, “Poor you!” but don’t try to understand what they’re going through.
  22. N-You try to see things from their point of view.
  23. O-You think, “That’s too bad,” and move on.
  24. B-You feel sorry for someone but don’t connect emotionally.