Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 86 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) questions and answers (b) quiz and award (c) queue and arrive (d) quick and amazing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making up an answer (c) a ten-minute answer (d) rolling your eyes
4. 4.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) interrupting the asker (c) making up an answer (d) repeating the question
5. 5.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) thanking the asker
6. 6.🙋 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
7. 7.🙋 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) rolling your eyes (c) repeating the question (d) admitting you don’t know
9. 9.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) rolling your eyes (c) a ten-minute answer (d) repeating the question
13. 13.🙋 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
14. 14.🙋 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
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) start packing up (b) interrupt them (c) listen till they finish (d) look at your notes
19. 19.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) laugh at the asker (c) say you will find out (d) ignore the question
20. 20.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) pretend you heard (c) politely ask again (d) guess and answer
22. 22.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) interrupting the asker (c) arguing angrily (d) keeping answers short
24. 24.🙋 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) keeping answers short
26. 26.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: answer briefly or thank the asker? (a) answer briefly (b) thank the asker
28. 28.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) making up an answer
30. 30.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) keeping answers short (c) making up an answer (d) staying calm
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
33. 33.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: keeping answers short? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) a ten-minute answer (c) repeating the question (d) admitting you don’t know
36. 36.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) arguing angrily (c) answering only friends (d) staying calm
37. 37.🙋 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
38. 38.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Happy now?” (c) “Does that help?” (d) “Any more silly ones?”
39. 39.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙋 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

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