Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 758 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
6. 6.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 150-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
10. 10.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
11. 11.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
13. 13.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
19. 19.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
38. 38.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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