Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 394 · 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.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) skip the ending
3. 3.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
8. 8.⏱️ Tara reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏸️ 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
13. 13.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 670 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Arjun’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya reads a 120-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Ananya reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
34. 34.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
40. 40.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?

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