Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 300 · 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.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) skip the ending
6. 6.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
7. 7.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Nisha reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
14. 14.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 630 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Aarav reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
23. 23.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Kabir reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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