Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 523 · 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.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
7. 7.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
8. 8.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Tara reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
13. 13.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
25. 25.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
27. 27.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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