Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 391 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
4. 4.⏱️ Kabir reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
6. 6.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
8. 8.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
21. 21.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
23. 23.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Arjun reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Tara reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?

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