Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 613 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
2. 2.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Meera reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
6. 6.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
9. 9.✂️ Ishaan’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
12. 12.⏱️ Tara reads a 60-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Arjun reads a 200-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
22. 22.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
37. 37.⏸️ 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
38. 38.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 390 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?

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