Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 371 · 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, Saanvi said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
9. 9.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
10. 10.✂️ Ananya’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
16. 16.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 225-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏸️ 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
26. 26.⏱️ Nisha reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
29. 29.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Tara’s competition speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Tara reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?

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