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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 827 · 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.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
  3. 3.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  6. 6.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  7. 7.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  9. 9.⏱️ Ananya reads a 225-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
  11. 11.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  13. 13.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  14. 14.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  15. 15.✂️ Saanvi’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.⏱️ Arjun reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
  20. 20.🐢 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
  21. 21.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
  22. 22.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
  23. 23.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
  24. 24.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  26. 26.⏱️ Aarav reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  27. 27.✂️ Ananya’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
  28. 28.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  31. 31.✂️ Meera’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
  32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ Ananya’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  37. 37.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  40. 40.⏱️ Tara reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. cut the weakest part
  3. 20
  4. 280
  5. 250
  6. 60
  7. 700
  8. 350
  9. 90
  10. 480
  11. 4
  12. 350
  13. 70
  14. 2
  15. 60
  16. 100
  17. 110
  18. 90
  19. 30
  20. 120–150 words a minute
  21. a little under the limit
  22. to fit the time limit
  23. 600
  24. 220
  25. 120
  26. 150
  27. 30
  28. 5
  29. 90
  30. 350
  31. 10
  32. 150
  33. 120
  34. 4
  35. 300
  36. 300
  37. 40
  38. 490
  39. 100
  40. 60

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