Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 723 · 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.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
2. 2.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) walk away (c) pretend you heard (d) politely ask again
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
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) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) admitting you don’t know (d) arguing angrily
8. 8.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
13. 13.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
14. 14.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) say you will find out (c) laugh at the asker (d) ignore the question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) interrupting the asker (c) thanking the asker (d) looking at everyone
17. 17.🙋 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
18. 18.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
20. 20.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) looking at everyone (c) repeating the question (d) a ten-minute answer
21. 21.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) shout over them (c) answer only friends (d) take them one by one
22. 22.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
23. 23.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) start packing up (b) interrupt them (c) listen till they finish (d) look at your notes
24. 24.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) arguing angrily (c) interrupting the asker (d) rolling your eyes
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
29. 29.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) questions and answers (b) queue and arrive (c) quiz and award (d) quick and amazing
32. 32.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) looking at everyone (d) making up an answer
35. 35.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) looking at everyone (d) repeating the question

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