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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 253 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  2. 2.⏱️ Meera reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  6. 6.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  8. 8.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  9. 9.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
  10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  12. 12.⏱️ Aarav reads a 225-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  14. 14.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
  16. 16.🐢 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
  17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  18. 18.⏱️ Diya reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ Aarav reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ 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
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Aarav reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  24. 24.⏸️ 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
  25. 25.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.⏱️ Ananya reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  31. 31.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
  32. 32.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  33. 33.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  35. 35.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.⏱️ Arjun reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  39. 39.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  40. 40.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 30
  3. 4
  4. 560
  5. 300
  6. 3
  7. 200
  8. 150
  9. cut the weakest part
  10. 300
  11. 150
  12. 90
  13. 330
  14. 30
  15. 150
  16. 120–150 words a minute
  17. 250
  18. 60
  19. 150
  20. to fit the time limit
  21. 120
  22. 2
  23. 90
  24. a little under the limit
  25. 500
  26. 120
  27. 30
  28. 100
  29. 110
  30. 240
  31. 10
  32. 400
  33. 2
  34. 140
  35. 520
  36. 110
  37. 30
  38. 180
  39. 140
  40. 5

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