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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 86 · 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.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  2. 2.⏱️ Kabir reads a 250-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  3. 3.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 510 words. How many words must be cut?
  5. 5.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  6. 6.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  7. 7.✂️ Vihaan’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 580 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
  9. 9.🐢 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
  10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  11. 11.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
  12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  13. 13.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
  16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  17. 17.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
  18. 18.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
  19. 19.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
  20. 20.⏱️ Arjun’s competition speech has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  21. 21.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  22. 22.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  23. 23.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  25. 25.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  27. 27.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  29. 29.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  32. 32.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
  33. 33.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
  34. 34.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  35. 35.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  36. 36.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
  37. 37.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  38. 38.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
  39. 39.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 440 words. How many words must be cut?
  40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 150
  3. 5
  4. 60
  5. 180
  6. 70
  7. 60
  8. 240
  9. 120–150 words a minute
  10. 140
  11. a little under the limit
  12. 100
  13. 220
  14. 120
  15. 130
  16. 130
  17. 220
  18. 480
  19. 50
  20. 4
  21. 100
  22. 240
  23. 4
  24. 120
  25. 100
  26. 130
  27. 2
  28. 450
  29. 80
  30. 40
  31. 150
  32. 280
  33. to fit the time limit
  34. 120
  35. 5
  36. 750
  37. 3
  38. 110
  39. 40
  40. 180

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