Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 468 · 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.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
11. 11.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.✂️ 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
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera reads a 180-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
40. 40.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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