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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 881 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  2. 2.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  3. 3.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
  4. 4.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
  5. 5.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  7. 7.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
  8. 8.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  9. 9.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 250-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  10. 10.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  11. 11.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  12. 12.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  15. 15.⏱️ Rohan reads a 300-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  16. 16.⏱️ Ishaan’s competition speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) ignore the limit
  19. 19.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
  20. 20.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to tire yourself
  21. 21.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  23. 23.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
  24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  25. 25.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
  26. 26.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  27. 27.⏱️ Tara’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  28. 28.⏱️ Kabir’s competition speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.✂️ Vihaan’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
  30. 30.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  32. 32.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
  33. 33.⏱️ Diya’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  34. 34.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
  35. 35.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  36. 36.🐢 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
  37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
  38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  39. 39.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  40. 40.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?

Answer key

  1. 150
  2. 60
  3. 50
  4. 100
  5. 2
  6. 250
  7. a little under the limit
  8. 210
  9. 150
  10. 260
  11. 60
  12. 3
  13. 60
  14. 300
  15. 120
  16. 2
  17. 100
  18. cut the weakest part
  19. 330
  20. to fit the time limit
  21. 70
  22. 220
  23. 150
  24. 180
  25. 30
  26. 280
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 40
  30. 5
  31. 100
  32. 280
  33. 3
  34. 440
  35. 300
  36. 120–150 words a minute
  37. 300
  38. 210
  39. 360
  40. 30

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