Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 478 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
8. 8.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Ananya’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
14. 14.⏸️ 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
15. 15.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir reads a 375-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
24. 24.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
34. 34.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.✂️ 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

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