Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 142 · 40 questions

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

1. 1.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
2. 2.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) looking at everyone (d) rolling your eyes
4. 4.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) rolling your eyes (c) admitting you don’t know (d) keeping answers short
5. 5.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) arguing angrily (c) keeping answers short (d) rolling your eyes
7. 7.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
9. 9.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or answer briefly? (a) check if it helped (b) answer briefly
10. 10.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or thank the asker? (a) check if it helped (b) thank the asker
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) keeping answers short (d) admitting you don’t know
13. 13.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) guess and answer (c) walk away (d) politely ask again
14. 14.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
19. 19.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) interrupt them (c) start packing up (d) look at your notes
20. 20.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) a ten-minute answer (d) thanking the asker
22. 22.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) interrupting the asker
25. 25.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
26. 26.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
28. 28.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) keeping answers short (c) thanking the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
30. 30.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) arguing angrily (c) staying calm (d) repeating the question
31. 31.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) arguing angrily (c) a ten-minute answer (d) interrupting the asker
33. 33.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
35. 35.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or answer briefly? (a) listen to the question (b) answer briefly
37. 37.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) rolling your eyes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
39. 39.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply

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