Question

Which evidence from the Newsela article “Health Benefits of Reading, Writing, Are Not Just for Patients" best supports the inference that understanding the feelings of others is good for oneself?

"Because we empathize, or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also less bothered by our own misfortunes."

"Trying to understand these characters exercises the same mental muscle that helps us understand people in the real world."

"Harper says doctors who read stories are more understanding and, therefore, more compassionate or caring, more willing to listen to their patients’ stories."

"People who read stories are better at sharing and understanding other people's feelings."

Answer 1

Harper says doctors who read stories are more understanding and, therefore, more compassionate or caring, more willing to listen to their patients’ stories."