Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 886 · 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.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
3. 3.⏱️ Arjun’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 540 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
9. 9.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ Rohan reads a 250-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.✂️ Meera’s competition speech must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 530 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏸️ 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
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
19. 19.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 490 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) ignore the limit (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
22. 22.⏱️ Aarav reads a 180-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Diya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
26. 26.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
31. 31.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
32. 32.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
33. 33.⏱️ Ananya’s science fair talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to speak faster
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
37. 37.⏱️ Diya reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
39. 39.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?

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