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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 490 · 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.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  2. 2.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  3. 3.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
  5. 5.⏸️ 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
  6. 6.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
  10. 10.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
  11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  12. 12.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
  13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  14. 14.⏱️ Tara reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  16. 16.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  17. 17.⏱️ 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
  18. 18.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
  19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  20. 20.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
  21. 21.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  22. 22.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  24. 24.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  25. 25.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  28. 28.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
  29. 29.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
  30. 30.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  32. 32.⏱️ Meera reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  33. 33.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  34. 34.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  38. 38.⏱️ Arjun reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ Arjun reads a 200-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  40. 40.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. 3
  3. 10
  4. cut the weakest part
  5. a little under the limit
  6. 6
  7. 30
  8. 10
  9. 20
  10. 550
  11. 100
  12. 60
  13. 120
  14. 150
  15. 350
  16. 200
  17. to fit the time limit
  18. 40
  19. 100
  20. 20
  21. 6
  22. 150
  23. 100
  24. 550
  25. 240
  26. 300
  27. 130
  28. 40
  29. 550
  30. 3
  31. 30
  32. 60
  33. 280
  34. 70
  35. 120
  36. 180
  37. 180
  38. 30
  39. 120
  40. 4

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