Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 897 · 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 of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) repeating the question
2. 2.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
4. 4.🙋 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
5. 5.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: admitting you don’t know? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
6. 6.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making up an answer (b) staying calm (c) arguing angrily (d) rolling your eyes
8. 8.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙋 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
10. 10.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: answering only friends? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) arguing angrily (c) staying calm (d) looking at everyone
13. 13.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: a ten-minute answer? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
14. 14.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) thanking the asker (c) making up an answer (d) looking at everyone
16. 16.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a great question — thank you.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) making up an answer (c) arguing angrily (d) answering only friends
18. 18.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) shout over them (b) take them one by one (c) ignore them all (d) answer only friends
19. 19.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
20. 20.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙋 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
22. 22.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) rolling your eyes (c) looking at everyone (d) arguing angrily
23. 23.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Happy now?” (d) “Any more silly ones?”
24. 24.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) repeating the question (d) rolling your eyes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) repeating the question (c) making up an answer (d) arguing angrily
26. 26.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
27. 27.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) answering only friends (b) a ten-minute answer (c) thanking the asker (d) making up an answer
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) listen till they finish (b) start packing up (c) look at your notes (d) interrupt them
31. 31.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the question (b) interrupting the asker (c) keeping answers short (d) looking at everyone
33. 33.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: listen to the question or check if it helped? (a) listen to the question (b) check if it helped
34. 34.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) politely ask again (c) walk away (d) pretend you heard
35. 35.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙋 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) looking at everyone (c) answering only friends (d) a ten-minute answer
38. 38.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) admitting you don’t know (c) making up an answer (d) thanking the asker
39. 39.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) quiz and award (c) queue and arrive (d) questions and answers
40. 40.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True

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