Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 209 · 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.🐢 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
2. 2.✂️ 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
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
10. 10.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
16. 16.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Rohan reads a 60-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
26. 26.⏱️ Arjun reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 60-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
31. 31.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ Meera reads a 60-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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