Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 903 · 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.⏱️ Ishaan’s welcome speech has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
3. 3.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
4. 4.⏱️ Kabir reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
5. 5.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 500 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Ananya reads a 60-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
13. 13.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
16. 16.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
21. 21.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.✂️ Aarav’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir reads a 150-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Tara speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.✂️ Rohan’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
39. 39.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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