Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 761 · 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.✂️ 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
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
3. 3.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Aarav reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Nisha’s debate speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
16. 16.⏸️ 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
17. 17.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Rohan reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
26. 26.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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