Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 660 · 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.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
2. 2.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
6. 6.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir reads a 375-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
10. 10.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
13. 13.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
16. 16.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
33. 33.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
35. 35.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?

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