Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 634 · 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.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ Arjun’s science fair talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Meera reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
8. 8.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.⏱️ Tara reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Nisha reads a 120-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to speak faster (d) to tire yourself
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
30. 30.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
31. 31.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Arjun reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?

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