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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 794 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  5. 5.⏸️ 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
  6. 6.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  7. 7.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  9. 9.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
  10. 10.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  11. 11.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  13. 13.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  15. 15.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
  16. 16.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  17. 17.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
  18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  19. 19.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  20. 20.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  22. 22.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  23. 23.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
  24. 24.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
  25. 25.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  27. 27.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Meera reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  33. 33.⏱️ Nisha reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  34. 34.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 360 words. How many words must be cut?
  35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  36. 36.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  37. 37.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
  38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  39. 39.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

Answer key

  1. 490
  2. 300
  3. 180
  4. 140
  5. a little under the limit
  6. 3
  7. 80
  8. 3
  9. 20
  10. 220
  11. 120
  12. 2
  13. 50
  14. 450
  15. to fit the time limit
  16. 420
  17. 750
  18. 120
  19. 420
  20. 90
  21. 210
  22. 360
  23. 20
  24. 30
  25. 200
  26. 180
  27. 4
  28. 120
  29. 6
  30. 350
  31. 150
  32. 140
  33. 180
  34. 60
  35. 100
  36. 180
  37. 40
  38. 2
  39. 50
  40. 3

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