Handling questions politely — Public speaking for kids

Speaker's tip

Listen, thank, answer, check — “let them finish, thank them, answer briefly and honestly, check it helped”

1. Steps: 1 listen to the whole question, 2 thank the asker, 3 answer briefly, 4 check if it helped.
2. Polite: “Great question — thank you.”, “I am not sure, but I will find out.”, “Could you please repeat the question?”
3. Impolite: “That is a silly question.”, “I already said that.”, “Ask someone else.” Take questions one by one, fairly.

Use it for: Q&A after presentations, science fair judging, interviews, debates and vivas.

Worked example: 🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? → say you will find out

✏️ Practice

Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

🏁 Lesson 20 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

🏅 Sign in with Google to earn the 🙋 Q&A Handler badge when you pass — and a certificate when you finish all 8 lessons of Part 3 · Presentations and school events. You can still take the test without signing in.

🖨️ Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

• Worksheet set 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 2 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 3 (PDF)