Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 422 · 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.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
4. 4.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
10. 10.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
13. 13.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
18. 18.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 300-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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