Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 406 · 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.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
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) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
23. 23.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
38. 38.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?

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