Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 206 · 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.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
2. 2.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
4. 4.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
7. 7.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
9. 9.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
15. 15.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏸️ 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
17. 17.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
19. 19.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Arjun reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
36. 36.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
37. 37.⏱️ Meera reads a 360-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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