Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 142 · 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.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
5. 5.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
7. 7.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
13. 13.⏸️ 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
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
16. 16.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
39. 39.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?

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