Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 716 · 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.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
4. 4.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.✂️ Diya’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Meera reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
20. 20.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.✂️ 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?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
24. 24.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
27. 27.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
32. 32.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Meera reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
39. 39.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara reads a 120-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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