Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 738 · 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 of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) repeating the question
2. 2.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Any more silly ones?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Does that help?”
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) repeating the question (c) a ten-minute answer (d) rolling your eyes
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) staying calm (c) thanking the asker (d) rolling your eyes
9. 9.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
10. 10.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
11. 11.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) take them one by one (c) answer only friends (d) shout over them
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) answering only friends (c) thanking the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
14. 14.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) say you will find out (b) make up an answer (c) laugh at the asker (d) ignore the question
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) staying calm (d) interrupting the asker
16. 16.🙋 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
17. 17.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
18. 18.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) admitting you don’t know (c) answering only friends (d) keeping answers short
21. 21.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) interrupting the asker
24. 24.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
25. 25.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) keeping answers short (d) a ten-minute answer
30. 30.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) start packing up (c) listen till they finish (d) interrupt them
31. 31.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
32. 32.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) repeating the question
35. 35.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) keeping answers short (c) interrupting the asker (d) making up an answer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at everyone (b) a ten-minute answer (c) making up an answer (d) rolling your eyes
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) thanking the asker
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) admitting you don’t know

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