Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 413 · 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.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
6. 6.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
25. 25.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
40. 40.⏱️ Diya reads a 225-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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