Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 709 · 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 Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
8. 8.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
11. 11.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
12. 12.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
15. 15.⏱️ Nisha reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
21. 21.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
23. 23.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Nisha reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 630 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Meera reads a 240-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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