Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 647 · 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.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
3. 3.⏸️ 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
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
17. 17.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
21. 21.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?

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