Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 424 · 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 competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) cut the weakest part (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
12. 12.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Arjun reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
35. 35.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute

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