Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 427 · 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) arguing angrily (b) answering only friends (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
2. 2.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Any more silly ones?”
4. 4.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at everyone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) looking at everyone
6. 6.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) interrupting the asker
7. 7.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (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 am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
11. 11.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
12. 12.🙋 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) arguing angrily
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or thank the asker? (a) listen to the question (b) thank the asker
16. 16.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) answering only friends (c) rolling your eyes (d) arguing angrily
18. 18.🙋 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
19. 19.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
20. 20.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) say you will find out (c) ignore the question (d) make up an answer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
22. 22.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) politely ask again (c) walk away (d) guess and answer
23. 23.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) repeating the question
25. 25.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
26. 26.🙋 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
27. 27.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
28. 28.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) take them one by one (b) answer only friends (c) ignore them all (d) shout over them
30. 30.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) questions and answers (c) quick and amazing (d) quiz and award
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
32. 32.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
33. 33.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) repeating the question (c) rolling your eyes (d) looking at everyone
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
38. 38.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) start packing up (b) interrupt them (c) look at your notes (d) listen till they finish
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) thanking the asker
40. 40.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False

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