Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 29 · 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.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
5. 5.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
10. 10.⏸️ 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
11. 11.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
21. 21.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Rohan reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?

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