Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 811 · 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.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
2. 2.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
6. 6.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
7. 7.⏱️ Meera speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
13. 13.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Tara reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
22. 22.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
26. 26.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
38. 38.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?

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