Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 513 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Rohan reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ Arjun reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
6. 6.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Aarav reads a 450-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Rohan reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
18. 18.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.✂️ Rohan’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
33. 33.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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