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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 700 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  2. 2.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  4. 4.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  5. 5.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  6. 6.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  7. 7.⏱️ Ananya’s competition speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  11. 11.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  12. 12.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  13. 13.✂️ 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
  14. 14.⏱️ Rohan reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  15. 15.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
  16. 16.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
  17. 17.⏱️ 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
  18. 18.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
  19. 19.⏱️ Meera reads a 180-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  22. 22.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  23. 23.⏸️ 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
  24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  26. 26.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  27. 27.⏱️ Aarav’s welcome speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  32. 32.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  33. 33.⏱️ Tara reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  35. 35.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  37. 37.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  40. 40.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. 40
  3. 300
  4. 600
  5. 20
  6. 240
  7. 2
  8. 350
  9. 150
  10. 350
  11. 220
  12. 130
  13. cut the weakest part
  14. 120
  15. 480
  16. 120–150 words a minute
  17. to fit the time limit
  18. 20
  19. 90
  20. 120
  21. 300
  22. 4
  23. a little under the limit
  24. 420
  25. 490
  26. 150
  27. 3
  28. 440
  29. 120
  30. 110
  31. 120
  32. 550
  33. 60
  34. 140
  35. 120
  36. 6
  37. 180
  38. 100
  39. 180
  40. 400

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