Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 619 · 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) a ten-minute answer (c) admitting you don’t know (d) interrupting the asker
2. 2.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) interrupting the asker (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
3. 3.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
6. 6.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) thanking the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
9. 9.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (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: check if it helped or listen to the question? (a) check if it helped (b) listen to the question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) looking at everyone (d) thanking the asker
13. 13.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) take them one by one (b) shout over them (c) answer only friends (d) ignore them all
14. 14.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
19. 19.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) queue and arrive (c) quick and amazing (d) questions and answers
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Does that help?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Happy now?”
22. 22.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) looking at everyone (c) rolling your eyes (d) admitting you don’t know
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) looking at everyone
25. 25.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) admitting you don’t know (c) keeping answers short (d) a ten-minute answer
27. 27.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) start packing up (b) look at your notes (c) interrupt them (d) listen till they finish
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) pretend you heard (c) walk away (d) politely ask again
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) making up an answer (d) arguing angrily
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) rolling your eyes (c) looking at everyone (d) a ten-minute answer
35. 35.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
36. 36.🙋 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
37. 37.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) rolling your eyes (d) repeating the question
38. 38.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) repeating the question (c) thanking the asker (d) answering only friends
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
40. 40.🙋 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

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