Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 32 · 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.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
2. 2.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
3. 3.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
7. 7.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏸️ 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
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
12. 12.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Tara reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
32. 32.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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