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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 800 · 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.

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  1. 1.🐢 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
  2. 2.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Tara reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  6. 6.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
  11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  13. 13.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.✂️ Ishaan’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  16. 16.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  17. 17.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
  18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  19. 19.⏱️ Aarav reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  22. 22.⏱️ Kabir reads a 225-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  23. 23.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  25. 25.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  27. 27.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  32. 32.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  33. 33.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  35. 35.⏱️ Kabir reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  36. 36.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  37. 37.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  39. 39.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

Answer key

  1. 120–150 words a minute
  2. 4
  3. 120
  4. 500
  5. 110
  6. 30
  7. 120
  8. 150
  9. 420
  10. to fit the time limit
  11. 100
  12. 300
  13. 40
  14. 10
  15. 150
  16. 30
  17. 60
  18. 150
  19. 30
  20. 330
  21. 140
  22. 90
  23. 200
  24. 250
  25. 300
  26. 180
  27. 2
  28. 6
  29. 100
  30. 150
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. 130
  34. 110
  35. 120
  36. 120
  37. 750
  38. 210
  39. 40
  40. 180

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