Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 339 · 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.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
2. 2.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
5. 5.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
9. 9.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha reads a 75-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏸️ 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
16. 16.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 630 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
25. 25.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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