Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 330 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
2. 2.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
3. 3.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
4. 4.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
5. 5.⏱️ Ananya reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
7. 7.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
10. 10.⏱️ Nisha reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav’s welcome speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Diya reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha reads a 225-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
40. 40.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?

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