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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 61 · 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.🐢 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
  2. 2.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
  4. 4.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  5. 5.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  7. 7.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
  10. 10.⏱️ Tara’s competition speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
  12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  13. 13.⏸️ 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
  14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  16. 16.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  17. 17.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
  18. 18.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
  21. 21.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
  24. 24.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  27. 27.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  28. 28.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  29. 29.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  32. 32.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  37. 37.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  38. 38.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  39. 39.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  40. 40.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?

Answer key

  1. 120–150 words a minute
  2. 80
  3. to fit the time limit
  4. 700
  5. 30
  6. 220
  7. 40
  8. 50
  9. cut the weakest part
  10. 3
  11. 600
  12. 130
  13. a little under the limit
  14. 250
  15. 350
  16. 5
  17. 520
  18. 60
  19. 350
  20. 300
  21. 80
  22. 2
  23. 560
  24. 280
  25. 110
  26. 420
  27. 550
  28. 90
  29. 80
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. 280
  33. 120
  34. 3
  35. 60
  36. 130
  37. 600
  38. 480
  39. 5
  40. 80

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