Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 240 · 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 speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
2. 2.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
5. 5.⏱️ Arjun reads a 75-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
12. 12.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
23. 23.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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