Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 846 · 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) interrupting the asker (b) answering only friends (c) admitting you don’t know (d) arguing angrily
2. 2.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) keeping answers short (c) looking at everyone (d) repeating the question
4. 4.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) quiz and award (c) quick and amazing (d) questions and answers
5. 5.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) guess and answer (c) walk away (d) politely ask again
6. 6.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
7. 7.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) rolling your eyes (c) answering only friends (d) making up an answer
9. 9.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
13. 13.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) repeating the question (c) staying calm (d) interrupting the asker
15. 15.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) repeating the question (d) arguing angrily
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
18. 18.🙋 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) staying calm (c) repeating the question (d) a ten-minute answer
20. 20.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) staying calm (b) thanking the asker (c) looking at everyone (d) making up an answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) looking at everyone (d) keeping answers short
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) interrupting the asker (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes
24. 24.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) staying calm (d) making up an answer
26. 26.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
27. 27.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
28. 28.🙋 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) keeping answers short (c) admitting you don’t know (d) repeating the question
30. 30.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) making up an answer (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
31. 31.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙋 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
34. 34.🙋 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) interrupting the asker (b) keeping answers short (c) answering only friends (d) rolling your eyes
36. 36.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
37. 37.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) looking at everyone
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit

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