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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 737 · 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.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.⏱️ Diya reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  6. 6.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  9. 9.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Diya reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  12. 12.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  13. 13.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
  17. 17.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  19. 19.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  20. 20.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
  21. 21.🐢 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
  22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
  23. 23.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  24. 24.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
  25. 25.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  26. 26.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  27. 27.✂️ Diya’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
  28. 28.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
  32. 32.⏱️ Arjun reads a 250-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  39. 39.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 50
  3. 30
  4. 90
  5. 140
  6. 4
  7. 60
  8. 520
  9. 180
  10. 6
  11. 180
  12. 40
  13. 50
  14. 130
  15. 20
  16. to fit the time limit
  17. 40
  18. 210
  19. 500
  20. a little under the limit
  21. 120–150 words a minute
  22. 440
  23. 10
  24. 10
  25. 420
  26. 6
  27. 30
  28. 60
  29. 120
  30. 110
  31. 60
  32. 150
  33. 60
  34. 30
  35. 180
  36. 350
  37. 210
  38. 180
  39. 50
  40. 150

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