Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 826 · 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 assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
6. 6.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏸️ 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
8. 8.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
9. 9.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
16. 16.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
17. 17.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 375-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
21. 21.✂️ Arjun’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.✂️ Diya’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
26. 26.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
31. 31.✂️ Nisha’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Tara reads a 300-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya reads a 60-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Tara reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Ananya reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
40. 40.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?

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