Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 821 · 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.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) laugh at the asker (b) ignore the question (c) make up an answer (d) say you will find out
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
3. 3.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) look at your notes (c) listen till they finish (d) start packing up
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
5. 5.🙋 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
7. 7.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) queue and arrive (c) quiz and award (d) questions and answers
8. 8.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙋 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
13. 13.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
14. 14.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) admitting you don’t know (d) rolling your eyes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) admitting you don’t know
19. 19.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
20. 20.🙋 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
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) admitting you don’t know (c) rolling your eyes (d) thanking the asker
23. 23.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
24. 24.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
26. 26.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙋 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) interrupting the asker (c) thanking the asker (d) keeping answers short
29. 29.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) making up an answer (c) rolling your eyes (d) interrupting the asker
31. 31.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) answer only friends (b) shout over them (c) ignore them all (d) take them one by one
32. 32.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) keeping answers short (c) a ten-minute answer (d) staying calm
34. 34.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
35. 35.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) answering only friends
38. 38.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) thanking the asker (d) arguing angrily
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) looking at everyone (c) rolling your eyes (d) arguing angrily

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