Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 143 · 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 speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
2. 2.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
14. 14.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
26. 26.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏸️ 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
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?

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