Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 355 · 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.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ Meera reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
11. 11.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
16. 16.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
19. 19.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
27. 27.⏱️ Rohan reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav’s welcome speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
33. 33.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏸️ 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
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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