Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 799 · 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) admitting you don’t know (c) repeating the question (d) interrupting the asker
2. 2.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
7. 7.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) keeping answers short (c) thanking the asker (d) a ten-minute answer
13. 13.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or check if it helped? (a) thank the asker (b) check if it helped
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) interrupting the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) keeping answers short
15. 15.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
17. 17.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: check if it helped or listen to the question? (a) check if it helped (b) listen to the question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) repeating the question (c) a ten-minute answer (d) arguing angrily
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) admitting you don’t know
20. 20.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (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? “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
22. 22.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙋 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
25. 25.🙋 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
26. 26.🙋 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
27. 27.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) keeping answers short (d) making up an answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
29. 29.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) staying calm (c) looking at everyone (d) answering only friends
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question
31. 31.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) say you will find out (b) make up an answer (c) ignore the question (d) laugh at the asker
32. 32.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) listen till they finish (c) start packing up (d) interrupt them
34. 34.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) admitting you don’t know (d) rolling your eyes
35. 35.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) looking at everyone
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.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) answering only friends
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.🙋 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

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