Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 441 · 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.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.✂️ Nisha’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.⏱️ Meera reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
23. 23.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 225-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Nisha reads a 100-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Kabir reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?

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