Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 661 · 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 am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
2. 2.🙋 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
3. 3.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) interrupting the asker
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) admitting you don’t know (c) keeping answers short (d) thanking the asker
9. 9.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) questions and answers (c) quick and amazing (d) queue and arrive
10. 10.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or listen to the question? (a) answer briefly (b) listen to the question
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
13. 13.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.🙋 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
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) answering only friends (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
19. 19.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) answering only friends (d) repeating the question
20. 20.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) say you will find out (c) ignore the question (d) laugh at the asker
21. 21.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) repeating the question (c) staying calm (d) answering only friends
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) looking at everyone (c) repeating the question (d) staying calm
24. 24.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) keeping answers short
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) repeating the question (d) keeping answers short
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) rolling your eyes (c) admitting you don’t know (d) looking at everyone
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
33. 33.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) admitting you don’t know
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) a ten-minute answer
36. 36.🙋 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) interrupting the asker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) repeating the question (c) arguing angrily (d) keeping answers short
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) a ten-minute answer
40. 40.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit

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