Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 239 · 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.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
2. 2.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
12. 12.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
15. 15.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha reads a 180-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
22. 22.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.⏸️ 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
33. 33.⏱️ Kabir reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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