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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 534 · 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.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
  2. 2.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  5. 5.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  8. 8.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 310 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  10. 10.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  11. 11.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  12. 12.⏱️ Ananya reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.⏱️ Aarav reads a 180-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  18. 18.⏸️ 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
  19. 19.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
  20. 20.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
  24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  27. 27.⏱️ Ananya reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  30. 30.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
  31. 31.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  32. 32.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  35. 35.🐢 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
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  38. 38.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  39. 39.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

Answer key

  1. to fit the time limit
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 30
  6. 3
  7. 150
  8. 70
  9. 130
  10. 550
  11. 110
  12. 120
  13. 150
  14. 140
  15. 60
  16. 110
  17. 90
  18. a little under the limit
  19. cut the weakest part
  20. 120
  21. 140
  22. 600
  23. 360
  24. 100
  25. 130
  26. 2
  27. 120
  28. 490
  29. 420
  30. 390
  31. 700
  32. 500
  33. 120
  34. 250
  35. 120–150 words a minute
  36. 350
  37. 120
  38. 560
  39. 20
  40. 140

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