Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 929 · 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.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: rolling your eyes? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
2. 2.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙋 While someone asks a question, you should… (a) look at your notes (b) start packing up (c) interrupt them (d) listen till they finish
4. 4.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “I already said that. Weren’t you listening?” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) interrupting the asker (c) staying calm (d) rolling your eyes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering only friends (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) arguing angrily
10. 10.🙋 After answering, what can you politely ask? (a) “Happy now?” (b) “Does that help?” (c) “Wasn’t it obvious?” (d) “Any more silly ones?”
11. 11.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: thanking the asker? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) looking at everyone (c) keeping answers short (d) thanking the asker
13. 13.🙋 When you answer an audience question, which do you do first: thank the asker or answer briefly? (a) thank the asker (b) answer briefly
14. 14.🙋 Many hands go up at once. What is fair? (a) ignore them all (b) answer only friends (c) take them one by one (d) shout over them
15. 15.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙋 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
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t know. Next.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I see it differently, but thank you for sharing.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
20. 20.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
22. 22.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Ask someone else.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
23. 23.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) say you will find out (b) ignore the question (c) laugh at the asker (d) make up an answer
25. 25.🙋 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
26. 26.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Could you please repeat the question?” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
27. 27.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) quick and amazing (b) questions and answers (c) queue and arrive (d) quiz and award
28. 28.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙋 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
30. 30.🙋 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
31. 31.🙋 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
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) pretend you heard (b) walk away (c) guess and answer (d) politely ask again
34. 34.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
35. 35.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “That is a silly question.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite 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 of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) looking at everyone (c) arguing angrily (d) answering only friends
38. 38.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) a ten-minute answer (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) making up an answer
39. 39.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) repeating the question (c) interrupting the asker (d) thanking the asker

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