Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 80 · 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.✂️ Nisha’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) cut the weakest part (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
10. 10.⏸️ 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
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
13. 13.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
14. 14.⏱️ Ananya reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
26. 26.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
36. 36.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
39. 39.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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