Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 843 · 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.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) speak super fast
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
8. 8.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir reads a 360-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
13. 13.⏱️ Nisha reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Ishaan’s class presentation has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Nisha reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Arjun reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏸️ 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
19. 19.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Tara reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
23. 23.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
24. 24.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
28. 28.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 180-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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