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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 471 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
  2. 2.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
  3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  4. 4.⏱️ Aarav reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  5. 5.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.⏱️ Meera reads a 120-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  9. 9.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
  10. 10.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  14. 14.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  21. 21.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.⏱️ Diya reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  24. 24.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
  25. 25.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  26. 26.✂️ Diya’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
  27. 27.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  29. 29.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  31. 31.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  32. 32.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  38. 38.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
  39. 39.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. to fit the time limit
  2. 120–150 words a minute
  3. 180
  4. 180
  5. 50
  6. 3
  7. 60
  8. 150
  9. 20
  10. 6
  11. 6
  12. 420
  13. 490
  14. 10
  15. 5
  16. 110
  17. 140
  18. 5
  19. 150
  20. 180
  21. 50
  22. 30
  23. 150
  24. cut the weakest part
  25. 3
  26. 80
  27. 60
  28. 140
  29. 40
  30. 250
  31. 80
  32. 3
  33. 350
  34. 210
  35. 30
  36. 150
  37. 130
  38. 30
  39. 30
  40. 3

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