Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 160 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) look at your notes (c) start packing up (d) interrupt them
3. 3.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or check if it helped? (a) answer briefly (b) check if it helped
4. 4.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
6. 6.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) repeating the question
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
10. 10.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) making up an answer
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) keeping answers short
13. 13.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙋 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) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
18. 18.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) thanking the asker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) staying calm (c) interrupting the asker (d) making up an answer
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) rolling your eyes (c) admitting you don’t know (d) a ten-minute answer
25. 25.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) questions and answers (c) quiz and award (d) quick and amazing
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
28. 28.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) make up an answer (c) say you will find out (d) laugh at the asker
29. 29.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) rolling your eyes (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
34. 34.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or listen to the question? (a) check if it helped (b) listen to the question
35. 35.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) thanking the asker (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
36. 36.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) looking at everyone (c) making up an answer (d) interrupting the asker
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) rolling your eyes (d) staying calm

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