Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 121 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
5. 5.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
16. 16.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 650 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Rohan reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
27. 27.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
34. 34.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
38. 38.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?

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