Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 772 · 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.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
2. 2.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
3. 3.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
4. 4.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.✂️ 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
6. 6.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
25. 25.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
27. 27.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.⏸️ 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
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Kabir reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.✂️ Vihaan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?

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