Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 462 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
3. 3.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
23. 23.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
26. 26.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.✂️ 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
31. 31.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Arjun reads a 225-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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