Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 909 · 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.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 300 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
4. 4.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
6. 6.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
7. 7.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
8. 8.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Rohan reads a 60-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
11. 11.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 210 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
15. 15.⏸️ 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
16. 16.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
18. 18.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
19. 19.⏱️ Aarav’s assembly talk has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
21. 21.✂️ Ishaan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
23. 23.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
24. 24.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Nisha’s assembly talk has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
28. 28.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
29. 29.✂️ Kabir’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
31. 31.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
38. 38.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to tire yourself
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
40. 40.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?

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