Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 218 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) repeating the question (d) rolling your eyes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) a ten-minute answer (c) answering only friends (d) arguing angrily
5. 5.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at everyone
6. 6.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) politely ask again (b) walk away (c) pretend you heard (d) guess and answer
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Does that help?”
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
16. 16.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) look at your notes (c) start packing up (d) interrupt them
17. 17.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) repeating the question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) keeping answers short (c) thanking the asker (d) rolling your eyes
19. 19.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) thanking the asker (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
20. 20.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) answering only friends (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
21. 21.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
22. 22.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) a ten-minute answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) arguing angrily
24. 24.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
26. 26.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
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.🙋 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
29. 29.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) looking at everyone
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) a ten-minute answer (d) thanking the asker
35. 35.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙋 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

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