Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 702 · 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 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
6. 6.⏱️ Kabir reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.✂️ Rohan’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
11. 11.⏱️ Tara reads a 50-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
17. 17.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 630 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏸️ 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
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 375-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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