Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 421 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
2. 2.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) making up an answer (c) answering only friends (d) keeping answers short
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) interrupting the asker (c) rolling your eyes (d) arguing angrily
6. 6.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) look at your notes
7. 7.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Happy now?”
8. 8.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) keeping answers short (d) a ten-minute answer
12. 12.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) looking at everyone
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) arguing angrily (c) repeating the question (d) answering only friends
18. 18.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
19. 19.🙋 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
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) rolling your eyes (c) making up an answer (d) interrupting the asker
22. 22.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) admitting you don’t know
25. 25.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) repeating the question (c) looking at everyone (d) answering only friends
26. 26.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
27. 27.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) looking at everyone (c) arguing angrily (d) thanking the asker
30. 30.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
31. 31.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) arguing angrily
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) quiz and award (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
35. 35.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at everyone
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) admitting you don’t know (c) a ten-minute answer (d) interrupting the asker
39. 39.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False

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