Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 215 · 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.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
25. 25.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
27. 27.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
38. 38.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?

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