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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 185 · 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.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  2. 2.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.✂️ Rohan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  5. 5.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  6. 6.🐢 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
  7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  8. 8.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  12. 12.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  13. 13.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  14. 14.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  16. 16.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
  23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  24. 24.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
  25. 25.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
  26. 26.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  27. 27.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
  28. 28.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  30. 30.⏸️ 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
  31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  33. 33.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  34. 34.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
  35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  36. 36.⏱️ Diya reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

Answer key

  1. 360
  2. 20
  3. 70
  4. 490
  5. 150
  6. 120–150 words a minute
  7. 150
  8. 6
  9. 390
  10. 130
  11. 300
  12. 6
  13. 100
  14. 20
  15. 180
  16. 520
  17. 350
  18. 120
  19. 60
  20. 130
  21. 120
  22. 440
  23. 100
  24. 70
  25. 40
  26. 110
  27. 80
  28. 30
  29. 350
  30. a little under the limit
  31. 4
  32. 300
  33. 20
  34. to fit the time limit
  35. 210
  36. 90
  37. 110
  38. 120
  39. 350
  40. 130

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