Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 289 · 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.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
7. 7.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
14. 14.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 375-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Arjun reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 100-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?

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