Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 595 · 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 reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
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) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
12. 12.⏱️ Meera reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Meera reads a 60-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
22. 22.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
25. 25.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
26. 26.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
27. 27.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Ananya reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.✂️ Meera’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
36. 36.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
37. 37.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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