Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 511 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
3. 3.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
4. 4.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
7. 7.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
12. 12.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Aarav reads a 60-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
16. 16.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 75-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
23. 23.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya reads a 60-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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