Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 153 · 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.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
2. 2.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
4. 4.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
9. 9.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.✂️ Ananya’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Diya reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
29. 29.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ 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
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera reads a 360-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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