Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 171 · 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.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) questions and answers (d) queue and arrive
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
4. 4.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) take them one by one (c) shout over them (d) answer only friends
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) admitting you don’t know (c) staying calm (d) rolling your eyes
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) staying calm
9. 9.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) politely ask again (c) guess and answer (d) pretend you heard
10. 10.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) laugh at the asker (c) say you will find out (d) ignore the question
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) thanking the asker
15. 15.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) answering only friends (c) making up an answer (d) interrupting the asker
16. 16.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
18. 18.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
21. 21.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
24. 24.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
25. 25.🙋 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
26. 26.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) a ten-minute answer (d) looking at everyone
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) looking at everyone (c) arguing angrily (d) interrupting the asker
31. 31.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
33. 33.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
34. 34.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or listen to the question? (a) thank the asker (b) listen to the question
35. 35.🙋 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
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) repeating the question (c) thanking the asker (d) interrupting the asker
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
40. 40.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) thanking the asker (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends

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