Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 537 · 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? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
2. 2.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm
3. 3.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) rolling your eyes (c) staying calm (d) a ten-minute answer
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) staying calm
13. 13.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) answering only friends (c) looking at everyone (d) admitting you don’t know
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
19. 19.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) repeating the question (d) a ten-minute answer
25. 25.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
26. 26.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙋 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
28. 28.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) making up an answer (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) answering only friends (d) arguing angrily
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) admitting you don’t know (c) looking at everyone (d) a ten-minute answer
31. 31.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) staying calm (d) interrupting the asker
33. 33.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) start packing up (c) interrupt them (d) listen till they finish
34. 34.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
35. 35.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) guess and answer (c) politely ask again (d) pretend you heard
38. 38.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Happy now?”
39. 39.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) answering only friends
40. 40.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) looking at everyone

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