Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 533 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
6. 6.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
7. 7.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
9. 9.⏱️ Ananya reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
12. 12.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
14. 14.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
16. 16.✂️ Aarav’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 60-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
31. 31.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 610 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?

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