Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 858 · 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.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 480 words. At 120 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.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
5. 5.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
6. 6.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to skip the ending
11. 11.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
20. 20.✂️ Saanvi’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Aarav’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
37. 37.⏱️ Ananya reads a 150-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
39. 39.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 400 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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