A soft tissue injury or spinal injury can result in permanent and painful nerve damage if swelling caused by the primary injury (e.g., a herniated or bulging disc) causes compression on the nerve. Here are common types of tricky questions with tips and examples of how to handle them. When asked multiple questions at one time, ask for a clarification or be clear which part you are responding to. Leading questions (questions that suggest how you are supposed to answer) should be expected, but do not assume the “facts” included in the question are true. When asked to describe what you saw, heard, or experienced, use factual statements. Avoid opinions and personal attacks. If asked a question with poorly defined or vague terms, ask for clarification. Request that complex questions (such as double negatives) be clarified before responding. If asked a question that is argumentative, try to answer the question without getting angry.

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3. 1
C
OMP ND QU S I
OU
ET
ONS
?
Wh na k dmut l q et n a o et , s
e se
lpe u so s t n i a k
i
i
me
fr c ri t no b c a w i p ry uae
o a l ic i r e l r hc at o r
a fa o
e
h
rs o dn t.
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Q
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oo r
n l o o tk l g l
o
l
du s
rg ?
A
Y s oteac h l
e t h l o;
o
n t tei g l rg.
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l
e
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o r t n y o l rb by be to hs y
o
p
o q et n Iteein o jc o , n iito
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i
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c mpi tdt e sy ep n t b t p r ,h n
o lae o a i rs o d o oh at te
c
l
s
d n t eari t a kfrh q et nt b
o o b f d o s o te u so o e
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4. 2
LA I QU S I
E DNG
ET
ONS
?
La igq et n (u so s h t u g s h w y u
e dn u so s q et n ta sg et o o
i
i
aesp oe t a s e) h udb ep c d b t
r u p sd o nw rso l e x et , u
e
d n t su te“ c ”n ld di teq et n
o o asme h f t ic e n h u so
as
u
i
aet e
r r .
u
Q
H w fr a ted fn a t c r e id
o a w s h ee d n’ a b hn
s
tepani’ c r th itre t n
h litf a a te nesc o ?
fs
i
A
A o t c re gh
b u a a ln t.
Q
Y uda reta tea ea eln t
o ’ ge h th vrg e gh
o ac rs hr fe?
f a itiy e t
t
A
No I o ’k o tea ea e
. d nt n w h vrg
ln t o ac r
e gh f a.
Wi ess f na retora i t as tme t
t se ot ge o e dl o t e n
n
e
y
a
l etijs b c ueteatre sg etdiw s
i hsut ea s h t n y u g s t a
k
o
e
te
r .
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5. 3
QU S I
ET
ONSA KNG
SI
F E T TS
OR S I E
MA
?
Iy uaepo iiga et t, k ic a ta
f o r rv n n smae ma e t l rh t
d
i
e
y uaed igs.
o r on o
Q
Wh t a teds n eb t e ny u
a w s h ia c ew e o r
t
c r n tec rnf n o y uw e y u
a a d h a i r t fo h n o
o
w r b t s p e a teitre t n
ee oh t p d th nesc o ?
o
i
A
My et smaeia o t 5t
b s et t s b u 1 o
i
2 fe.
0 et
Iy ud n t lal k o a a s e, u y uc n
f o o o c r n w n n w rb t o a
e y
po iea h n s a dfiet t,h npo ie
rv
d n o et n ar smae te rv
i
d
teet t.H w v riiv r i otn t
h smae o e e,ts ey mp r to
i
a
c ry h th a s e io l a et t.
l i ta te n w rs ny n smae
af
i

6. 4
QU S I
ET
ONST WH C
O
IH
Y D
OU ON’ K
T NOW
T EA WE
H NS R
D n t p c lt o g es nes o ae
o o s e uae r u s u ls y u r
s e ic l a k dt d s , n te ma eic a
p c i l se o o o a d h n k t l r
fa y
e
ta tea s e is e uaino g es ok
h th n w rs p c lt
o r u sw r.
Q
Wh t a teds n eb t e ny u cr n tecrnf n
a w sh ia c ew e o r a a d h a i r t
t
o
o y uw e y uw r s p e a teitr co ?
f o h n o ee t p d th nes t n
o
ei
A
I a en ie .
hv oda
Q
A o t o fr
b u h w a?
A
I o l o l g es
c ud ny u s.
Q
Gi mey u b s g es
v
e
o r et u s.
A
Tnt t e t fe.
e o w ny e t
Nomal y uc ude p c a o jc o a
r l o o l x e t n be t n s
y
i
s o a y us y o w udh v t g es
o n s o a y u o l a e o u s.

7. 5
“OXI QU S I
B N” E T
ONS
B c rflf se aq et nta atmps oc t
e aeu ia k d u so h t t
i
e tt u
of o r ep n e, u ha : Ita e ey ig ?
fy u rs o ss s c s “ h t v rt n ”
s
h
Q
Y uh v n w tl mea o t o r
o a e o od
b u yu
h s a dsnuis ohs h ud r
u b n ’ ijr t is o le,
e
eb w a db c. re
lo , n a k Tu ?
A
Ys
e.
Q
H v w n w c v rdal fh ijr s
a e e o o ee lo te nui
e
ta h c i t h v s f rdi te
h t e l ms o a e uf e n h
a
e
Jn ay 5hmoo v hc a c e t
aur1 t
tr e ie ci n?
l
d
A
T o eaealh t c nrc la ti
h s r lta I a e al ths
t .
i
me
?
N teta tewteseth d o o e i cs sema h v frotn
oi h th i s l te o r p n n ae h
c
n
f
y a e og t
e
smehn . swtess ofre—ee tig ta ma se vr o v u.
o tig Mot i se d og t vn hn sh t y e m ey b i s
n
o
Iwlb e s ro teatre t rmidy uw a y uh v frotniy u
t i e ai frh t n y o e n o h t o a e og t f o
l
e
o
e
d n tety n e o t ta y uh v ara y o ee eey ig
o o tsf u d r ah h t o ae l d cvrd vrt n .
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8. 6
QU S I
ET
ONST A
HT
A KF Y R
S OR OU
OB E V T
SR A I
ONS
?
Wh na k dt d sr ew a y us w h ad
e se o eci h t o a , e r,
b
o e p r n e , s fc a s tme t A od
r x ei c d u e a t lt e ns v i
e
u
a
.
o iin a dp ro a atcs
pno s n es n l t k.
a
Q
D sr ew a y uo sre o te
eci h t o b ev d fh
b
d fn a t f r ew le o t fh
ee d n at h ak d u o te
e
br
a.
A
H s mbe o e hs w fe.H
e t ld v r io n e t e
u
w a e f m s et s e H b mp d
e vd r
o i oi . e u e
d
d
it t oc r i tep riglt
no w asn h akn o.
Noi h w tiw tes i n t i
t e o hs i s dd o gv
c
n
e
a o iinta ted fn a t a
n pno h th ee d n w s
“rn , a das a od dma ig
du k” n l v ie
o
kn
a y ot f es n l t cs T e
n s ro p ro a at k. h
a
tsmo y a l tdt p ro a
et n w si e o es n l
i
mi
o srain .
b ev t s
o

9. 7
V GU QU S I
A E ET
ONS
?
Ia k daq et nw t p ol d f e o v g e
f se
u so i o r ei d r a u
i
h
y
n
tr , s fr lri t n
ems a k o c ic i .
a fa o
Q
Weh v dsu sdta Jn y tr d
a e i se h te n s t
c
ae
l igatrh a c e tDds ee e
i n f te ci n. i h v r
mp
e
d
h v as lr rbe b fr?
a e i a po lm eoe
mi
A
Wh t oy ume nb “i lr
ad o
a ys a
mi
po lm”
rbe ?
B s r ta y uu d rtn w a i
e ue h t o n es d h ts
a
b iga k db fr y ua s e te
en se eoe o n w rh
q et n
u so .
i

10. 8
QU S I
ET
ONSA OU
B T
A
NOT E P R ON’
H R ES
S
T OU T , EIF ,
H GH S B L S
E
MOT A I , T .
I T
V ONS EC
R fs t ra temido a oh r esn
eue o e d h
n f n te p r .
o
Q
Wh ddy u b s
y i o r os
d c et fey u
ei o i o ?
d
r
A
I a o l tly uw a
c n ny el o h t
I a tl.
w s od

11. 9
D B ENE T E
OU L
GA I S
V
A
ND OT E
HR
I OMP E E IL
NC
R H NSB E
QU S I
ET
ONS
R q eth t o lx u so s s c a d u l
e u s ta c mpe q et n ( h s o be
i
u
n g t e) ec ridb fr rs o dn .
e ai s b l ie eoe ep n ig
v
af
Q
Iin treta y u
st o t h t o
u
n v r o lie o
e e c mpan d f
k e po lms o s
n e rbe fr i
x
mo ts
nh ?
A
C udy upe s
o l o la e
rs t ta?
et e h t
a
?

12. 1
0
QU S I
ET
ONS
P R OR I T
UP T
NG O
QU EY RP I
OT OU ROR
SA E NT
T T ME S
C rfl rv w a y ttme t o d p sin y u
aeul e i n s e ns r e o io s o
y e
a
t
h v gv nt rf s y u rc l c o b fr y u
ae i
e o er h o r eol t n eoe o
e
ei
tsf Iaq et np rot t q oetipir
ety f u so up r o u t hs r
i.
i
s
o
tsmo yltnc rfl t b s r ta iw s o e
et n,ie aeul o e ue h tt a d n
i
s
y
a c rtl Iteq oainse ic r c te ak
cuaey fh u tt
.
o e msn or t h n s
e,
t seteea t u tt n
o e h x c q oai .
o
Q
D y urc ltsfigd r gy u d p sin
o o e alety
i n ui o r e o io
n
t
ta tepani “ e e mi e o es ged y
h th litf n v r s d n i l a
f
s
n
o w r b c u eo h r l a dfl?
f ok e a s f e sp n al
i
”
A
I on tealh t
d o rc lta.
Ma Ie ta p ro
y se h t at f
ted p sin
h e oio ?
t

13. 1
1
QU S I
ET
ONSA OU
B T
Y RP I
OU ROR
I ONSS E
NC
IT NT
SA E NT
T T ME S
Iy uaeak da o tet n o as tme t o g v ta df r f m
f o r se b u tsmo y r t e n y u a e h t iesr
i
a
f
o
y u tsmo ynta, nw rrtfl.S mea s es oca g wt
o ret n i r la s e t hul o
i
i
u
y
nw r d h n e i
h
t , n smemia e cnb a e u tlepan d
i ad o
me
s k s a e d q ae xlie .
t
y
Q
Td y o h v tsf dta y ud n tealh ma e
o a y u a e eti h t o o o rcl e k ,
i
e
t
mo e clro s eo tecrh t itet e T e
d l oo, r i fh a ta hth r .r ?
,
z
e u
A
Ys
e.
Q
D y urcl e iga ofe tred y atrh ac e t
o o eal l
tl
n n fcrhe a s f te ci n
i
e
d
ta y ucudd sr etecr
h t o o l eci h a?
b
A
Ys
e.
Q
C ny uepanw y o tsf dt smehn df rn td y
a o xli h y u eti o o tig iee to a ?
i
e
f
A
T red y atrh a c e t rme ee w a tec ro k d
he a s f te ci n Ie mb rd h th a lo e
e
d
l e b t o ta ih s e ntrey asI oln e rme e.
i , u n w h tt a b e he e r n o g re mb r
k
,

14. 1
2
QU S I
ET
ONSC LI
AL
NG
F “E” “
OR Y S OR NO”
A WE SWH N
NS R
E
NET E I A E A E
I R S D QU T
H
A t s teatre ma d ma da“e” r n ” nw roaq et n
ti ,h t n y y e n
me
o
ys o “o a s e t
u so
i
y ud n te lo l b a po r tl a s ee wt ete.Y uso l
o o o fe c ud e p rpi ey nw rd i i r o h ud
a
h h
epanw y ete ia po r t.
x li h n i rs p rpi e
h
a
Q
A
Y uddn t la s ot ted c r
o i o aw y g o h o t
o
w e y uh dp i i y u n c b fr
h n o a an n o r ek eoe
tia c e tddy u
hs ci n, i o ?
d
I on t .
d o..
Q
Obe t n n nep n i .I a ea k da“e” r
jc o , o rs o s e h v se
i
v
ys o
“ o q et n
n ” u so .
i
Y uddn t l a s ot ted c r h ny uh d
o i o aw y g o h o t w e o a
o
p i i y u n c b fr tia c e tddy u
an n o r e k eoe hs ci n, i o ?
d
A
I a n t n w r e o n , e a s I on t v r
c n o a s e y s r o b c ue d o e e
rc lh v gn c p i b fr tia c e t
e al a i e k an eoe hs ci n.
n
d

15. 1
3
QU S I
ET
ONSD SGNE
EI D
T P OV EA
O R OK NGE
R
Ia k daq et nta
f se
u so h t
i
iag me tt e t
s ru nai ,r
v y
t a s e teq et n
o n w rh u so
i
w to t et ga gy
i u g tn n r
h
i
.
Q
A
Wo lnt o a reta i
ud ’y u ge h tt
w udb i o s l t b
o l e mp si e o e
b
h rf m atps l h ta
utr
o
a o i th t
g
ih rl d ma e tec r
t ady a g d h a?
I on t n w h w c r
d o ko o a
d ma e a dijr s eae
a g s n nui rlt.
e