Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 873 · 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 reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
3. 3.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
4. 4.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
5. 5.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
8. 8.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
11. 11.⏱️ Ananya reads a 360-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
25. 25.⏱️ Ananya reads a 75-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Ananya reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Meera reads a 60-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏸️ 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
34. 34.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?

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