Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 840 · 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) make up an answer (b) say you will find out (c) laugh at the asker (d) ignore the question
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) a ten-minute answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
4. 4.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) arguing angrily (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) admitting you don’t know
5. 5.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
7. 7.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙋 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
9. 9.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) interrupting the asker (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) admitting you don’t know
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) a ten-minute answer (d) looking at everyone
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) rolling your eyes (c) keeping answers short (d) staying calm
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: making up an answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
17. 17.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Any more silly ones?” (b) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Does that help?”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) thanking the asker
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
24. 24.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
25. 25.🙋 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
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) answering only friends
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
30. 30.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or listen to the question? (a) answer briefly (b) listen to the question
31. 31.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) interrupt them (b) listen till they finish (c) start packing up (d) look at your notes
33. 33.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
34. 34.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) arguing angrily (c) interrupting the asker (d) repeating the question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) keeping answers short
37. 37.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) take them one by one (c) answer only friends (d) shout over them
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) repeating the question (d) keeping answers short
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) looking at everyone (c) admitting you don’t know (d) staying calm

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