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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 417 · 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.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  4. 4.⏱️ Ananya reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  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.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  7. 7.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
  10. 10.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  11. 11.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
  14. 14.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
  15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  17. 17.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  23. 23.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  24. 24.⏱️ Arjun reads a 240-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  25. 25.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
  26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  27. 27.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
  28. 28.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  34. 34.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  35. 35.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
  36. 36.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  37. 37.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
  38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 30
  3. 350
  4. 180
  5. a little under the limit
  6. 420
  7. 650
  8. 3
  9. cut the weakest part
  10. 120
  11. 50
  12. 6
  13. 400
  14. to fit the time limit
  15. 420
  16. 250
  17. 600
  18. 140
  19. 6
  20. 3
  21. 100
  22. 150
  23. 40
  24. 120
  25. 10
  26. 4
  27. 600
  28. 4
  29. 300
  30. 100
  31. 120
  32. 490
  33. 210
  34. 480
  35. 20
  36. 240
  37. 80
  38. 240
  39. 60
  40. 140

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