Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 91 · 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 competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 120 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
3. 3.⏱️ Saanvi’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
5. 5.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 120-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.⏸️ 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
7. 7.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
8. 8.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
10. 10.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to fit the time limit (c) to skip the ending (d) to tire yourself
11. 11.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ Diya reads a 75-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
14. 14.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Diya’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.✂️ Aarav’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
18. 18.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏱️ Kabir reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 390 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
29. 29.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
37. 37.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Meera reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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