Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 783 · 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.⏸️ 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
2. 2.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
3. 3.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
12. 12.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
21. 21.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
27. 27.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Ananya reads a 75-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
31. 31.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
36. 36.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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