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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 419 · 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.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
  4. 4.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  5. 5.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  6. 6.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Nisha reads a 225-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  9. 9.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  11. 11.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  13. 13.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  16. 16.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  17. 17.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  18. 18.⏸️ 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
  19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  20. 20.⏱️ Kabir reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  22. 22.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  23. 23.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  24. 24.⏱️ Ananya reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  25. 25.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  26. 26.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Kabir reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
  32. 32.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  33. 33.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
  34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  35. 35.✂️ Vihaan’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 660 words. How many words must be cut?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  38. 38.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  40. 40.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 60
  3. cut the weakest part
  4. 6
  5. 120
  6. 150
  7. 60
  8. 90
  9. 2
  10. 420
  11. 2
  12. 140
  13. 2
  14. 110
  15. 140
  16. 600
  17. 40
  18. a little under the limit
  19. 280
  20. 30
  21. 220
  22. 100
  23. 440
  24. 90
  25. 180
  26. 420
  27. 4
  28. 150
  29. 350
  30. 110
  31. 120–150 words a minute
  32. 6
  33. 10
  34. 100
  35. 60
  36. 150
  37. 210
  38. 30
  39. 150
  40. 5

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