Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 795 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
4. 4.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
7. 7.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
10. 10.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
11. 11.⏱️ Nisha reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.✂️ 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
16. 16.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
20. 20.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
25. 25.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Kabir reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Kabir reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
40. 40.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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