Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 621 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
3. 3.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
4. 4.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
7. 7.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 610 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Diya reads a 150-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Kabir reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
21. 21.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Diya reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara reads a 150-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
35. 35.⏱️ Kabir reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
39. 39.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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