Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 862 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) skip the ending
3. 3.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
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.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
9. 9.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 225-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
21. 21.⏱️ Arjun reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
31. 31.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
32. 32.⏸️ 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
33. 33.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Diya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
37. 37.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute debate speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?

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