Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 757 · 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 assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
4. 4.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
8. 8.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Rohan’s welcome speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
24. 24.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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