Feelings and emotion reading comprehension worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each kid with the correct emotion based on their description.

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Joe:
- His bicycle is broken → can’t go cycling with friends.
- He has to tidy his bedroom on Saturday morning (he doesn’t like it).
→ The text says: “He’s feeling angry!”
✔ So Joe = angry face

Look at the faces:
The angry face is the one with furrowed brows and a frown — bottom left in the face grid? Wait, let’s list them clearly:

Faces shown (from top to bottom, left to right):

Row 1:
- Happy/smiling (top left)
- Angry/frowning (top right) ← this looks like anger

Row 2:
- Smirking/silly? (middle left)
- Sad/downcast (middle right)

Row 3:
- Laughing/happy with closed eyes (bottom left)
- Worried/sad with wide eyes and downturned mouth (bottom right)

Wait — actually, looking again:

There are 8 faces total? No — let me count:

Actually, there are 6 faces shown in two columns of three:

Left column:
1. Smiling (happy)
2. Smirking or confident? (maybe neutral or playful)
3. Laughing (very happy, eyes closed)

Right column:
4. Frowning/angry (brows down, mouth tight)
5. Sad (mouth down, eyebrows slightly up?)
6. Worried/sad (wide eyes, small mouth, looks anxious)

But wait — the descriptions say:

- Joe → angry → so pick the angry face (right column, top one — frowning with tense mouth)

- Kyle → confused → he can’t find his trainers → “feeling a bit confused” → which face shows confusion? Probably the one with raised eyebrows and unsure look — maybe middle right? Or bottom right?

Wait — let’s read carefully:

Kyle: “feeling a bit confused... can’t find them anywhere!” → that’s frustration + confusion → but the key word is confused.

Which face best shows confusion? Often, confusion is shown with tilted head, raised eyebrows, maybe half-smile or puzzled look. But among the options:

Looking at the faces again (as drawn):

Top row:
- Left: big smile → happy
- Right: scowl → angry

Middle row:
- Left: smirk or sideways grin → maybe silly or proud?
- Right: sad face → downturned mouth, flat brows

Bottom row:
- Left: laughing → very happy
- Right: worried/sad → wide eyes, small mouth, looks anxious

Hmm — none clearly say “confused”. But Kyle’s description says “a bit confused” — perhaps the sad face? Or maybe the worried face?

Wait — let’s check Casey:

Casey: “feeling worried and sad because her little pet is missing.” → so she needs the worried AND sad face → that’s likely the bottom right face (wide eyes, small mouth, looks anxious).

Rose: “watching comedy... very funny... feeling happy... makes her laugh” → so she should have the laughing face → bottom left (eyes closed, big open mouth laugh).

Now back to Kyle: “confused” — if we’ve used:

- Joe → angry (top right)
- Rose → laughing (bottom left)
- Casey → worried/sad (bottom right)

Then Kyle must be the remaining one that fits “confused”.

What’s left? Middle left (smirk?) and middle right (sad).

“Confused” isn’t exactly sad — but sometimes confusion is shown with a puzzled expression. The middle right face might be more neutral-sad, while middle left is smirking — not really confused.

Wait — perhaps I miscounted. Let me label the faces as they appear in the image (based on standard layout):

Assume the 6 faces are arranged:

Column A (left side faces):
A1: Big smile → happy
A2: Sideways grin / smirk → maybe “silly” or “proud”
A3: Laughing with closed eyes → very happy / amused

Column B (right side faces):
B1: Frown with tight lips → angry
B2: Downturned mouth, flat brows → sad
B3: Wide eyes, small mouth, slight frown → worried/anxious

Now assign:

- Joe → angry → B1
- Rose → laughing → A3
- Casey → worried and sad → B3 (since it shows worry + sadness)
- Kyle → confused → what’s left? A2 and B2

Between A2 (smirk) and B2 (sad), which is closer to “confused”? Neither is perfect, but “confused” often involves uncertainty — maybe B2 (sad) is too negative, A2 (smirk) is too positive.

Wait — perhaps the “confused” face is meant to be the one with raised eyebrows and unsure look — but in this set, maybe B2 is intended for confused? Or perhaps I made a mistake.

Let’s re-read Kyle’s description:
“Kyle is feeling a bit confused today. He needs his trainers... he doesn’t remember where they are. He can’t find them anywhere!”

This is more about being frustrated or lost — but the word is “confused”. In many children’s worksheets, “confused” is shown with a questioning look — perhaps the face with one eyebrow raised? But here, all faces are symmetric.

Alternatively — maybe the “sad” face (B2) is for Kyle? But Casey is explicitly “worried and sad”, so she gets B3.

Perhaps the worksheet intends:

- Joe → angry → B1
- Kyle → confused → B2 (sad-looking, but maybe interpreted as puzzled)
- Rose → happy/laughing → A3
- Casey → worried → B3

That leaves A1 (big smile) and A2 (smirk) unused — but we only have 4 kids.

Wait — no, we have 4 kids and 6 faces — we just need to pick 4.

So final matching:

- Joe → angry → B1 (frowning face)
- Kyle → confused → B2 (sad face) — even though it’s labeled “sad”, in context, it might be the closest to confused since he’s lost and unsure.
- Rose → happy/laughing → A3 (laughing face)
- Casey → worried and sad → B3 (worried face)

But let’s double-check Rose: “feeling happy and she is having a great time! The comedy makes her laugh.” → definitely the laughing face (A3).

Casey: “worried and sad” → B3 is perfect.

Joe: “angry” → B1 is clear.

Kyle: “confused” — between A2 and B2, B2 (sad) might be acceptable, but actually, in some interpretations, the “smirk” face (A2) could be seen as “I don’t know” or puzzled — but it’s less likely.

Wait — perhaps I have the columns wrong. Maybe the faces are paired differently.

Another approach: look at the emotional keywords:

- Joe: angry → choose the angriest face → B1
- Kyle: confused → choose the most uncertain/puzzled face → if B2 is sad, and A2 is smirking, neither is ideal, but perhaps B2 is intended.
- Rose: happy + laugh → A3
- Casey: worried + sad → B3

Yes, that seems consistent.

In many such worksheets, “confused” is sometimes represented by a sad or thoughtful face when no better option exists.

So final assignment:

- Joe → angry face (top right)
- Kyle → sad face (middle right) — as the best available for "confused"
- Rose → laughing face (bottom left)
- Casey → worried face (bottom right)

But let’s confirm the positions as per typical layout:

Assuming the faces are displayed as:

Row 1: [Happy] [Angry]
Row 2: [Smirk] [Sad]
Row 3: [Laugh] [Worried]

Then:

- Joe → Row 1, Right (Angry)
- Kyle → Row 2, Right (Sad) — for confused
- Rose → Row 3, Left (Laugh)
- Casey → Row 3, Right (Worried)

Yes.

Final Answer:

Joe: Angry face (top right)
Kyle: Sad face (middle right) — representing confused
Rose: Laughing face (bottom left)
Casey: Worried face (bottom right)

But to be precise, since the task is to "draw the face each kids must have", and we’re to select from the given faces, we assign:

- Joe → the frowning/angry face
- Kyle → the sad-faced one (as proxy for confused)
- Rose → the laughing face
- Casey → the worried/sad face with wide eyes

However, upon second thought — maybe "confused" is meant to be the face with a neutral or puzzled expression. Looking again, the middle-left face (smirk) might actually be intended as "confused" — because sometimes a half-smile with raised eyebrows indicates confusion. But in standard emoji logic, smirk is more "sly" or "proud".

Given the options, and since Casey takes the worried face, and Joe takes angry, Rose takes laugh, then Kyle must take the remaining non-happy face — which is the sad face (middle right).

I think that's the intended answer.

Final Answer:

- Joe: Draw the angry face (frowning, tight mouth)
- Kyle: Draw the sad face (downturned mouth, flat brows) — for confused
- Rose: Draw the laughing face (closed eyes, open mouth)
- Casey: Draw the worried face (wide eyes, small mouth, anxious look)