Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 755 · 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 welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
6. 6.✂️ 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
7. 7.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
16. 16.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
21. 21.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
22. 22.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Meera reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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