Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 620 · 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’s competition speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) cut the weakest part (c) ignore the limit (d) skip the ending
7. 7.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
10. 10.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
14. 14.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Rohan reads a 75-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.⏸️ 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
30. 30.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
35. 35.⏱️ Diya reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Nisha reads a 375-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
40. 40.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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