Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 590 · 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.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
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.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
11. 11.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
16. 16.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
29. 29.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
31. 31.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
37. 37.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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