Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 825 · 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.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏸️ 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
6. 6.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
10. 10.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 670 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Kabir reads a 100-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
20. 20.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
23. 23.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.✂️ Diya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Kabir reads a 225-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 150-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 50-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?

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