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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 279 · 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.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.⏸️ 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
  3. 3.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  4. 4.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
  5. 5.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  8. 8.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  13. 13.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
  14. 14.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  15. 15.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 450-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  21. 21.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  23. 23.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  24. 24.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
  25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  29. 29.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
  31. 31.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  32. 32.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  35. 35.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  38. 38.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
  39. 39.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  40. 40.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. a little under the limit
  3. 150
  4. cut the weakest part
  5. 40
  6. 150
  7. 210
  8. 3
  9. 60
  10. 4
  11. 6
  12. 150
  13. to fit the time limit
  14. 2
  15. 30
  16. 130
  17. 140
  18. 180
  19. 110
  20. 110
  21. 70
  22. 140
  23. 5
  24. 120–150 words a minute
  25. 420
  26. 150
  27. 100
  28. 350
  29. 60
  30. 50
  31. 110
  32. 220
  33. 140
  34. 140
  35. 5
  36. 120
  37. 260
  38. 10
  39. 5
  40. 100

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