Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 608 · 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, Meera said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
3. 3.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
4. 4.⏱️ Arjun reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
15. 15.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Diya reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Ananya reads a 450-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?

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