Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 273 · 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.✂️ 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
2. 2.⏱️ Meera reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Tara reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
12. 12.⏸️ 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
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 680 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.✂️ Nisha’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
26. 26.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
27. 27.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Ananya reads a 75-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?

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