Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 115 · 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.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
2. 2.⏱️ Nisha reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Arjun reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
12. 12.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Rohan reads a 375-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
29. 29.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?

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