Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 196 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
2. 2.✂️ 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
3. 3.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
7. 7.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
8. 8.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ Meera reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
22. 22.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Arjun reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
29. 29.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 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 140 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?

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