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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 37 · 40 questions
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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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
  2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  3. 3.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
  5. 5.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  7. 7.⏱️ Ananya reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  9. 9.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  11. 11.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  12. 12.🐢 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
  13. 13.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
  18. 18.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
  19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  20. 20.⏸️ 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
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
  23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  24. 24.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  25. 25.⏱️ Meera reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  26. 26.⏱️ Diya reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
  31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  32. 32.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
  33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  34. 34.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  37. 37.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  39. 39.⏱️ Meera reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

Answer key

  1. 550
  2. 400
  3. 40
  4. 20
  5. 60
  6. 650
  7. 60
  8. 130
  9. 120
  10. 30
  11. 10
  12. 120–150 words a minute
  13. 40
  14. 130
  15. 6
  16. 130
  17. 50
  18. to fit the time limit
  19. 250
  20. a little under the limit
  21. 110
  22. 150
  23. 120
  24. 3
  25. 150
  26. 90
  27. 420
  28. 150
  29. 100
  30. 650
  31. 300
  32. 600
  33. 150
  34. 4
  35. 490
  36. 150
  37. 520
  38. 250
  39. 90
  40. 300

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