Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 506 · 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.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
2. 2.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) a ten-minute answer
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙋 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
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
12. 12.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
15. 15.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) looking at everyone (c) a ten-minute answer (d) staying calm
18. 18.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) staying calm (d) repeating the question
19. 19.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
21. 21.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
22. 22.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the question (c) thanking the asker (d) interrupting the asker
24. 24.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
25. 25.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) looking at everyone (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) making up an answer (d) keeping answers short
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) rolling your eyes (d) keeping answers short
30. 30.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) interrupt them (c) look at your notes (d) start packing up
34. 34.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) thanking the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) interrupting the asker
35. 35.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
36. 36.🙋 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
37. 37.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) repeating the question (d) interrupting the asker

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