Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 196 · 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.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
3. 3.🙋 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
4. 4.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or check if it helped? (a) listen to the question (b) check if it helped
5. 5.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
6. 6.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) pretend you heard (c) guess and answer (d) politely ask again
7. 7.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) thanking the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) repeating the question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) keeping answers short (c) making up an answer (d) interrupting the asker
11. 11.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) answer only friends (b) take them one by one (c) ignore them all (d) shout over them
12. 12.🙋 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
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) interrupt them (c) start packing up (d) listen till they finish
15. 15.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
19. 19.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) staying calm (c) rolling your eyes (d) a ten-minute answer
24. 24.🙋 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
25. 25.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) looking at everyone (d) making up an answer
28. 28.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) repeating the question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) admitting you don’t know (c) arguing angrily (d) keeping answers short
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.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) answering only friends
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) looking at everyone (d) a ten-minute answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) thanking the asker (c) repeating the question (d) keeping answers short
38. 38.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) keeping answers short (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
40. 40.🙋 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

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