Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 348 · 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.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
15. 15.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏸️ 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
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?

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