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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 529 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  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.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  6. 6.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  7. 7.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
  8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  10. 10.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  11. 11.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  14. 14.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  16. 16.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  17. 17.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  18. 18.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.🐢 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
  23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  24. 24.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  27. 27.⏱️ Kabir reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  29. 29.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.⏱️ Tara reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  32. 32.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  35. 35.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  38. 38.⏱️ Ananya reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  40. 40.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 130
  2. a little under the limit
  3. 70
  4. 120
  5. 420
  6. 20
  7. to fit the time limit
  8. 130
  9. 100
  10. 550
  11. 280
  12. 150
  13. 60
  14. 300
  15. 110
  16. 560
  17. 150
  18. 300
  19. 90
  20. 60
  21. 150
  22. 120–150 words a minute
  23. 140
  24. 6
  25. 110
  26. 240
  27. 90
  28. 220
  29. 50
  30. 30
  31. 220
  32. 30
  33. 100
  34. 500
  35. 2
  36. 110
  37. 140
  38. 90
  39. 210
  40. 3

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