Name: _____________________________________________________________

1. Where do Riley and her parents move to in the beginning of the movie? _______________________
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2. What is Riley’s favorite hobby? ____________________________________________________________________

3. Riley’s lead emotion is Joy; who is Mom’s lead emotion? _________________________________________

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4. How does the stress in Riley’s real life show itself in her dream?
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5. Why does Riley get angry and hang up the phone on Meg?
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6. When does Joy realize that Sadness is important to Riley too?

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7. What makes the first island get destroyed?

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8. According to Bing Bong, why is he part cat, part elephant, part dolphin, and mostly cotton
candy? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. What does Bing Bong’s rocket ship run on? ______________________________________________________

10. What is the theme in the movie? _________________________________________________________________

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Riley’s Mind Map includes
Family, Friendship, Hockey,
Honesty, and Goofball Island.
What 5 islands would be in
your​ head? Draw a picture
below, and write one sentence
to describe each island.

Draw the map of your mind here:

Island #1: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Island #2: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Island #3: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Island #4: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Island #5: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
 Answer Key

*Answers for the plot diagram can vary, so I will leave that up to the interpretation of the
teacher or students.

1. Where do Riley and her parents move to in the beginning of the movie? ​San Francisco,
California

2. What is Riley’s favorite hobby? ​Hockey

3. Riley’s lead emotion is Joy; who is Mom’s lead emotion? ​Sadness

4. How does the stress in Riley’s real life show itself in her dream? ​The dream starts with the
family car landing in San Francisco, where it suddenly turns into a nightmare as all the
negative events of the day are recalled. Riley's new house appears as a haunted house, then
a mouse pops up on screen and dies instantly, followed by a huge bear who delivers pieces of
broccoli pizza.

5. Why does Riley get angry and hang up the phone on Meg? ​Meg starts talking about a new
girl on the hockey team and how great she is. This makes Riley jealous.

6. When does Joy realize that Sadness is important to Riley too? ​She sees how Sadness can
actually make someone (Bing Bong) feel better by talking about what makes them sad.

7. What makes the first island get destroyed? ​Goofball Island gets destroyed when Riley won’t
act silly with her dad at bedtime.

8. According to Bing Bong, why is he part cat, part elephant, part dolphin, and mostly cotton
candy? ​When Riley made him, animals were all the rage.

9. What does Bing Bong’s rocket ship run on? ​Song Power

10. What is the theme in the movie? ​Answers will vary. Some examples include: All emotions are
important, Change is Good, etc.