Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 437 · 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.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
3. 3.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
4. 4.⏱️ Meera reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
6. 6.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Nisha reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
10. 10.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Meera reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
24. 24.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?

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