Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 357 · 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, Kabir said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
6. 6.✂️ Saanvi’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
13. 13.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
18. 18.✂️ Nisha’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Arjun reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
25. 25.⏱️ Diya reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
27. 27.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 120-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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