Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 520 · 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.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
3. 3.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 630 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
9. 9.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
20. 20.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
23. 23.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
24. 24.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
30. 30.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
33. 33.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Nisha reads a 360-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?

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