Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 684 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
4. 4.✂️ Vihaan’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
12. 12.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
16. 16.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
19. 19.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
38. 38.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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