Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 905 · 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
3. 3.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
4. 4.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
5. 5.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
10. 10.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
15. 15.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
18. 18.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 120–150 words a minute
19. 19.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 450 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
21. 21.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
22. 22.⏱️ Diya reads a 450-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
23. 23.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Aarav’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.✂️ Tara’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.⏱️ Aarav’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.✂️ Rohan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
33. 33.⏱️ Meera reads a 225-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Diya’s debate speech has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
36. 36.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 330 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
39. 39.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 150-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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