Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 415 · 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.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
4. 4.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
14. 14.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
15. 15.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
20. 20.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
21. 21.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
31. 31.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Aarav’s welcome speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?

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