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Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 798 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. say you will find out
  2. False
  3. thank the asker
  4. True
  5. answer briefly
  6. a good Q&A habit
  7. an impolite reply
  8. a polite reply
  9. a ten-minute answer
  10. answer briefly
  11. a poor Q&A habit
  12. politely ask again
  13. an impolite reply
  14. questions and answers
  15. listen to the question
  16. repeating the question
  17. a poor Q&A habit
  18. interrupting the asker
  19. False
  20. a good Q&A habit
  21. a polite reply
  22. an impolite reply
  23. a polite reply
  24. listen to the question
  25. a poor Q&A habit
  26. looking at everyone
  27. False
  28. making up an answer
  29. a polite reply
  30. arguing angrily
  31. an impolite reply
  32. False
  33. making up an answer
  34. listen to the question
  35. listen till they finish
  36. a good Q&A habit
  37. a good Q&A habit
  38. a good Q&A habit
  39. repeating the question
  40. True

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