How Would You Feel?

How Would You Feel?

Topic:  Emotions and States of Being

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will identify which emotions fit different situations.

Component of this activity: Answer key

Instructions to the teacher

Below are two versions of this activity. Revise these exercises as necessary for cultural relevance. For Version 1, it is up to the instructor if there will be a word bank or if students should write in the word themselves.

Instructions to students

Pick / write the emotion that best fits each situation.

Version 1

  1. Sally just won the $100,000 in the lottery! She is feeling very __________!
  2. Jeff was eating ice cream and dropped the bowl on his shirt. He is feeling _________.
  3. Ellen is going to watch her first football game ever this evening. She is _________ about it.
  4. Maya just failed her math exam; she is feeling ________.
  5. Jill lost her favorite necklace. She has looked everywhere she cannot find it. She is feeling very __________.
  6. Judy took Maya’s book that she was reading without asking her and messed up the pages. Maya is ________ with Judy.
  7. David has been waiting in line at the driver’s license office for 4 hours. He is _________ with the wait.
  8. Ben has a big interview for a job in one hour. He is very ___________ about the interview.
  9. Raj is very _________ of himself for running and finishing the half marathon. 
  10. Judy is _________ that she took Maya’s book without asking.

Answer key (possible answers)

  1. (happy/excited/ecstatic/thrilled)
  2. (embarrassed)
  3. (excited) 
  4. (sad/upset)
  5. (sad/upset)
  6. (angry)
  7. (bored)
  8. (nervous) 
  9. (proud)
  10. (sorry) 

Version 2

  1. If you climbed a mountain, you would feel

proud        nervous    silly

  1. If you took a trip in a hot air balloon, you would feel

sad        excited    hurt

  1. If you found out you didn’t get a job, you would feel

disappointed        proud        bored

  1. If you found out that you got a promotion, you would feel

excited    nervous    exhausted

  1. If your colleague told a lie about you, you would feel

hurt        calm        happy

  1. If your neighbor played loud music and woke you up, you would feel

angry        hungry        proud

  1. If you had to make a difficult decision, you would feel

thoughtful        embarrassed        silly

  1. If you have to do the same task at your job every day, you would feel

bored        proud        nervous

  1. If you have been looking and still can’t find a new job, you would feel

frustrated     flattered     excited

  1. If you have been exercising on a hot day, you would feel

thirsty     stressed     sad

  1. If you flew from New York to Tokyo, you would feel

thoughtful         shy         tired

  1. If you missed breakfast, you would feel

hungry         afraid         calm

Categories: Reading / Vocabulary