Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 20 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.⏱️ Diya reads a 60-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏸️ 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
27. 27.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ 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
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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