Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 795 · 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 already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
2. 2.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) staying calm (c) a ten-minute answer (d) rolling your eyes
3. 3.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) looking at everyone
7. 7.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) shout over them (c) take them one by one (d) answer only friends
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) staying calm (c) looking at everyone (d) admitting you don’t know
10. 10.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Happy now?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Does that help?”
12. 12.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
13. 13.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) ignore the question (c) say you will find out (d) laugh at the asker
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) admitting you don’t know (c) rolling your eyes (d) keeping answers short
18. 18.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
19. 19.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
22. 22.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) walk away (c) politely ask again (d) pretend you heard
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) interrupting the asker
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
28. 28.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) answering only friends (c) rolling your eyes (d) repeating the question
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) answering only friends (c) keeping answers short (d) a ten-minute answer
30. 30.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) questions and answers (b) queue and arrive (c) quiz and award (d) quick and amazing
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
32. 32.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
33. 33.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) start packing up (b) look at your notes (c) interrupt them (d) listen till they finish
36. 36.🙋 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
37. 37.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) admitting you don’t know
39. 39.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
40. 40.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit

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