Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 111 · 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.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
9. 9.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
12. 12.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
18. 18.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Tara reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
36. 36.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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