Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 57 · 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.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
3. 3.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
9. 9.⏸️ 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
10. 10.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 650 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya reads a 150-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
31. 31.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?

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