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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 573 · 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.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  2. 2.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  5. 5.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  6. 6.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  7. 7.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  9. 9.⏱️ Nisha reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  11. 11.✂️ 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
  12. 12.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  13. 13.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  17. 17.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  18. 18.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ Rohan’s debate speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  21. 21.⏱️ Diya reads a 375-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  25. 25.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  26. 26.⏸️ 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
  27. 27.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 100-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  30. 30.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  31. 31.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
  32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  36. 36.🐢 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
  37. 37.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  38. 38.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  40. 40.⏱️ Ananya reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. 10
  3. 30
  4. 180
  5. 330
  6. 330
  7. 70
  8. 490
  9. 150
  10. 650
  11. cut the weakest part
  12. 600
  13. 30
  14. 150
  15. 60
  16. 40
  17. 180
  18. 60
  19. 5
  20. 500
  21. 150
  22. 2
  23. 490
  24. 490
  25. 5
  26. a little under the limit
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 60
  30. 600
  31. 40
  32. 490
  33. 100
  34. 700
  35. 300
  36. 120–150 words a minute
  37. 260
  38. 4
  39. 420
  40. 90

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