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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 172 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  5. 5.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  6. 6.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
  7. 7.⏱️ Kabir reads a 375-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  8. 8.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  10. 10.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
  11. 11.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
  12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  14. 14.⏸️ 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
  15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  18. 18.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  20. 20.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
  21. 21.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  23. 23.⏱️ Kabir reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  25. 25.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
  26. 26.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  27. 27.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  31. 31.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  32. 32.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  35. 35.⏱️ Nisha reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  38. 38.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  40. 40.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 150
  5. 150
  6. 30
  7. 150
  8. 70
  9. 350
  10. 600
  11. 70
  12. 130
  13. 350
  14. a little under the limit
  15. 490
  16. 140
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 650
  20. 120–150 words a minute
  21. 10
  22. 600
  23. 90
  24. 120
  25. to fit the time limit
  26. 50
  27. 60
  28. 110
  29. 120
  30. 350
  31. 90
  32. cut the weakest part
  33. 140
  34. 250
  35. 60
  36. 120
  37. 130
  38. 120
  39. 260
  40. 220

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