Presentation Skills Worksheet: Handling Questions

Public speaking lesson 20: Handling questions politely · Set 940 · 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.🙋 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
2. 2.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: arguing angrily? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
3. 3.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: repeating the question? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: staying calm? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
5. 5.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙋 You didn’t hear the question clearly. What should you do? (a) guess and answer (b) pretend you heard (c) politely ask again (d) walk away
7. 7.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) looking at everyone (b) staying calm (c) admitting you don’t know (d) interrupting the asker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) admitting you don’t know (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) interrupting the asker
9. 9.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) making up an answer (c) admitting you don’t know (d) repeating the question
10. 10.🙋 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
11. 11.True or false: “That is a silly question.” is a polite reply. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: looking at everyone? (a) a poor Q&A habit (b) a good Q&A habit
13. 13.🙋 Good or poor Q&A habit: interrupting the asker? (a) a good Q&A habit (b) a poor Q&A habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) arguing angrily (c) rolling your eyes (d) interrupting the asker
15. 15.🙋 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
16. 16.🙋 You don’t know the answer to a question. What is best? (a) make up an answer (b) laugh at the asker (c) ignore the question (d) say you will find out
17. 17.True or false: “I am not sure, but I will find out and tell you.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) repeating the question (b) rolling your eyes (c) arguing angrily (d) interrupting the asker
20. 20.True or false: “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping answers short (b) thanking the asker (c) admitting you don’t know (d) answering only friends
22. 22.🙋 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) looking at everyone (c) staying calm (d) thanking the asker
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the asker (b) staying calm (c) keeping answers short (d) making up an answer
25. 25.True or false: “Could you please repeat the question?” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing angrily (b) repeating the question (c) making up an answer (d) a ten-minute answer
27. 27.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) making up an answer (b) answering only friends (c) interrupting the asker (d) keeping answers short
28. 28.True or false: “That is a great question — thank you.” is a polite reply. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) rolling your eyes (b) interrupting the asker (c) a ten-minute answer (d) staying calm
30. 30.🙋 What does “Q&A” stand for? (a) queue and arrive (b) quick and amazing (c) quiz and award (d) questions and answers
31. 31.Which of these is a good Q&A habit? (a) thanking the asker (b) a ten-minute answer (c) arguing angrily (d) rolling your eyes
32. 32.🙋 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
33. 33.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “I don’t know. Next.” (a) an impolite reply (b) a polite reply
34. 34.True or false: “Ask someone else.” is an impolite reply. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor Q&A habit? (a) keeping answers short (b) arguing angrily (c) staying calm (d) thanking the asker
36. 36.🙋 Is this a polite or an impolite reply to an audience question? “Obviously! Everyone knows that.” (a) a polite reply (b) an impolite reply
37. 37.True or false: “Good point. Let me explain that part again.” is an impolite reply. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙋 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
39. 39.🙋 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
40. 40.🙋 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

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