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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 42 · 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.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
  3. 3.⏸️ 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
  4. 4.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
  5. 5.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  7. 7.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  10. 10.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  13. 13.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  14. 14.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
  15. 15.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  16. 16.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to speak faster (d) to tire yourself
  19. 19.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  22. 22.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  28. 28.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  30. 30.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  32. 32.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  33. 33.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ Diya reads a 450-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  39. 39.✂️ Rohan’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 400
  3. a little under the limit
  4. 650
  5. 20
  6. 600
  7. 80
  8. 2
  9. 390
  10. 2
  11. 150
  12. 490
  13. 3
  14. cut the weakest part
  15. 100
  16. 150
  17. 110
  18. to fit the time limit
  19. 150
  20. 280
  21. 150
  22. 150
  23. 3
  24. 5
  25. 110
  26. 140
  27. 130
  28. 6
  29. 6
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 60
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. 180
  36. 150
  37. 140
  38. 350
  39. 20
  40. 3

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