Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 526 · 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.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
2. 2.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
4. 4.⏱️ Nisha reads a 200-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.⏱️ Nisha reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.⏱️ Arjun reads a 60-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
12. 12.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 240-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
24. 24.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ Arjun reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Tara reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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