Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 193 · 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.⏱️ Tara’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
11. 11.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
17. 17.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Tara reads a 360-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
27. 27.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 60-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
39. 39.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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