Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 129 · 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.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
3. 3.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
4. 4.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
5. 5.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
7. 7.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
8. 8.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
11. 11.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
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.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
31. 31.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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