Case of the Hidden Emotions

This worksheet invites students to infer emotions behind social situations by choosing and justifying the best-fit feeling for each case file. Each example presents a realistic scenario involving disappointment, embarrassment, or worry. Learners must analyze context clues and explain why a particular emotion fits. This activity enhances emotional intelligence, perspective-taking, and vocabulary for describing complex feelings, supporting better self-awareness and empathy in conflict situations.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social-Emotional Learning – Identifying and Understanding Emotions

Health Education – Emotional Awareness and Regulation

English Language Arts – Reasoning with Textual Evidence

Critical Thinking – Inference and Justification

This worksheet is part of our Conflict Resolution collection.