Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 537 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
3. 3.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
4. 4.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
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.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Rohan reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Ananya reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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