Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 102 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Words = rate × minutes): Words = words per minute × minutes. Minutes = words ÷ words per minute. Words per minute = words ÷ minutes. Half a minute = half the rate: at 120 words a minute, 2 and a half minutes = 240 + 60 = 300 words. Seconds = words × 60 ÷ rate. Too long? Words to cut = words written − (rate × minutes). Stay a little under the limit for pauses and applause.

1. 1.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
4. 4.⏱️ Meera reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
10. 10.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
12. 12.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
15. 15.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
20. 20.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
22. 22.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
27. 27.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
29. 29.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara’s competition speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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