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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 4 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  3. 3.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  4. 4.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
  5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
  6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  10. 10.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
  11. 11.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  12. 12.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  13. 13.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  14. 14.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  16. 16.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  18. 18.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  20. 20.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ Meera reads a 75-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  23. 23.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  24. 24.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
  25. 25.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  31. 31.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  34. 34.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  35. 35.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
  36. 36.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
  37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  40. 40.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 140
  3. 650
  4. a little under the limit
  5. cut the weakest part
  6. 3
  7. 60
  8. 150
  9. 140
  10. 60
  11. 70
  12. 140
  13. 30
  14. 330
  15. 130
  16. 4
  17. 6
  18. 5
  19. 180
  20. 5
  21. 30
  22. 300
  23. 80
  24. 50
  25. 2
  26. 100
  27. 280
  28. 6
  29. 130
  30. 490
  31. 140
  32. 180
  33. 250
  34. 90
  35. 60
  36. to fit the time limit
  37. 180
  38. 180
  39. 130
  40. 550

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