Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 333 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
4. 4.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
5. 5.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
6. 6.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
12. 12.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
20. 20.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
29. 29.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 375-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
37. 37.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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