Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 518 · 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.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
3. 3.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
6. 6.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
7. 7.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
11. 11.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
12. 12.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏸️ 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
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
15. 15.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
16. 16.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
17. 17.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
22. 22.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 680 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Arjun reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Tara reads a 60-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Arjun reads a 450-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?

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