Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 509 · 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.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
6. 6.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
12. 12.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
14. 14.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏸️ 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
17. 17.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Arjun’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.✂️ Rohan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
27. 27.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
34. 34.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Arjun reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara reads a 180-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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