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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 463 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🐢 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
  2. 2.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  5. 5.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  6. 6.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
  7. 7.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  8. 8.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
  11. 11.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  13. 13.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.✂️ Rohan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  19. 19.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
  20. 20.⏱️ Tara reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  22. 22.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  24. 24.⏸️ 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
  25. 25.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  26. 26.⏱️ Rohan reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  27. 27.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  30. 30.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  31. 31.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
  32. 32.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
  33. 33.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  34. 34.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  38. 38.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  40. 40.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 120–150 words a minute
  2. 6
  3. 300
  4. 150
  5. 5
  6. 40
  7. 3
  8. 80
  9. 130
  10. to fit the time limit
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 50
  14. 70
  15. 70
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 150
  19. 40
  20. 180
  21. 6
  22. 100
  23. 150
  24. a little under the limit
  25. 2
  26. 60
  27. 120
  28. 110
  29. 420
  30. 520
  31. 400
  32. 10
  33. 400
  34. 20
  35. 100
  36. 250
  37. 6
  38. 100
  39. 100
  40. 5

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