Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 727 · 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.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to skip the ending
5. 5.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
9. 9.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
16. 16.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏸️ 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
18. 18.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
21. 21.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Meera reads a 60-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Ananya reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Meera reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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