Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 375 · 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.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
6. 6.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
9. 9.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
16. 16.⏱️ Tara reads a 200-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Meera reads a 150-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Kabir reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
26. 26.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
38. 38.✂️ 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
39. 39.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?

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