Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 372 · 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.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
4. 4.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
6. 6.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Ananya reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
10. 10.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
11. 11.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
23. 23.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
27. 27.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏸️ 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
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Nisha reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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