Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 447 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
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.⏱️ Diya reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
6. 6.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
7. 7.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
9. 9.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.⏱️ Nisha reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 60-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.✂️ Rohan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Meera reads a 375-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
33. 33.⏱️ Kabir reads a 180-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
35. 35.✂️ Ananya’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 670 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
39. 39.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Nisha reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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