Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 340 · 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) politely ask again (b) guess and answer (c) walk away (d) pretend you heard
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.🙋 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
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) laugh at the asker (c) make up an answer (d) say you will find out
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
7. 7.🙋 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
8. 8.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Does that help?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Any more silly ones?” (d) “Happy now?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) interrupting the asker
10. 10.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
11. 11.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
12. 12.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) looking at everyone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) arguing angrily (d) admitting you don’t know
18. 18.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) start packing up (c) look at your notes (d) interrupt them
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) interrupting the asker (d) staying calm
20. 20.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) admitting you don’t know
21. 21.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) a ten-minute answer (c) looking at everyone (d) interrupting the asker
24. 24.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) making up an answer (d) keeping answers short
27. 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or listen to the question? (a) answer briefly (b) listen to the question
28. 28.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) answering only friends (d) repeating the question
29. 29.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) keeping answers short
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) arguing angrily (c) admitting you don’t know (d) rolling your eyes
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
35. 35.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) interrupting the asker
40. 40.🙋 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

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