Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 805 · 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.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Kabir reads a 250-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
6. 6.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ Meera reads a 300-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
21. 21.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
22. 22.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
23. 23.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
34. 34.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
35. 35.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 100-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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