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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 768 · 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.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
  3. 3.⏱️ Rohan’s competition speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  5. 5.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  6. 6.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  9. 9.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  10. 10.⏱️ Vihaan’s debate speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  12. 12.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
  13. 13.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  14. 14.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
  15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  17. 17.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
  18. 18.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  19. 19.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  22. 22.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
  23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  25. 25.⏱️ Rohan reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  37. 37.⏱️ Arjun reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  39. 39.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  40. 40.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. cut the weakest part
  3. 4
  4. 120
  5. 60
  6. 2
  7. 40
  8. 260
  9. 40
  10. 5
  11. 110
  12. 20
  13. 120
  14. to fit the time limit
  15. 110
  16. 150
  17. a little under the limit
  18. 150
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 120–150 words a minute
  23. 150
  24. 150
  25. 120
  26. 130
  27. 100
  28. 180
  29. 150
  30. 60
  31. 350
  32. 120
  33. 110
  34. 4
  35. 150
  36. 420
  37. 90
  38. 250
  39. 2
  40. 50

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