Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 749 · 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) thanking the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) interrupting the asker
3. 3.🙋 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
4. 4.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) staying calm (d) arguing angrily
6. 6.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) keeping answers short (c) repeating the question (d) rolling your eyes
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) admitting you don’t know (c) a ten-minute answer (d) staying calm
9. 9.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) answer only friends (b) ignore them all (c) take them one by one (d) shout over them
12. 12.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) repeating the question (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) repeating the question (d) making up an answer
14. 14.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) arguing angrily
16. 16.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙋 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) looking at everyone (d) answering only friends
19. 19.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) politely ask again (b) walk away (c) pretend you heard (d) guess and answer
20. 20.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) thanking the asker
25. 25.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) ignore the question (b) make up an answer (c) laugh at the asker (d) say you will find out
26. 26.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quiz and award (b) quick and amazing (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) rolling your eyes (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
29. 29.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) looking at everyone
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) looking at everyone (c) admitting you don’t know (d) rolling your eyes
35. 35.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) answering only friends
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) making up an answer (c) repeating the question (d) admitting you don’t know
40. 40.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) admitting you don’t know

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