Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 269 · 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.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.⏱️ Diya reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
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.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
6. 6.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
8. 8.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
9. 9.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
10. 10.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
17. 17.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
19. 19.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
27. 27.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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