Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 39 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
2. 2.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
9. 9.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
11. 11.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Aarav reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Meera reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Tara reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?

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