Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 188 · 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.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) rolling your eyes
3. 3.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) shout over them (c) answer only friends (d) take them one by one
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) keeping answers short (c) thanking the asker (d) arguing angrily
9. 9.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) looking at everyone (c) admitting you don’t know (d) making up an answer
10. 10.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
13. 13.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
14. 14.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) rolling your eyes (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) looking at everyone (c) thanking the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
18. 18.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) interrupt them
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) keeping answers short (d) interrupting the asker
22. 22.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or check if it helped? (a) thank the asker (b) check if it helped
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) staying calm (c) making up an answer (d) answering only friends
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Wasn’t it obvious?”
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) thanking the asker
29. 29.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) laugh at the asker (c) ignore the question (d) say you will find out
31. 31.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) questions and answers (b) queue and arrive (c) quiz and award (d) quick and amazing
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) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) staying calm
38. 38.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
39. 39.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply

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