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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 815 · 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.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.⏸️ 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
  3. 3.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  5. 5.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  6. 6.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  7. 7.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 610 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  9. 9.✂️ Diya’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  10. 10.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  11. 11.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
  12. 12.⏱️ Nisha reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  13. 13.✂️ Ananya’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
  15. 15.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  16. 16.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to fit the time limit
  17. 17.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  19. 19.⏱️ Tara reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
  21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  23. 23.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  24. 24.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  28. 28.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  29. 29.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  31. 31.🐢 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
  32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  33. 33.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  35. 35.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
  36. 36.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  37. 37.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
  38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  39. 39.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. a little under the limit
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 200
  6. 20
  7. 10
  8. 180
  9. 20
  10. 110
  11. 40
  12. 120
  13. 70
  14. cut the weakest part
  15. 220
  16. to fit the time limit
  17. 3
  18. 130
  19. 90
  20. 20
  21. 210
  22. 210
  23. 50
  24. 150
  25. 120
  26. 180
  27. 300
  28. 130
  29. 4
  30. 300
  31. 120–150 words a minute
  32. 140
  33. 6
  34. 210
  35. 330
  36. 2
  37. 50
  38. 130
  39. 6
  40. 180

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