Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 871 · 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.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
3. 3.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
6. 6.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
7. 7.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya reads a 75-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
16. 16.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
23. 23.⏱️ Meera reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
26. 26.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to skip the ending (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav reads a 75-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
32. 32.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.✂️ Rohan’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?

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