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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 911 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) exactly at the limit
  2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  3. 3.⏱️ Vihaan’s science fair talk has 720 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  5. 5.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
  6. 6.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to speak faster
  7. 7.⏱️ Diya’s welcome speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  8. 8.✂️ Nisha’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
  9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  10. 10.🐢 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
  11. 11.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  12. 12.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  14. 14.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  15. 15.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
  16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  17. 17.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
  18. 18.⏱️ Tara reads a 150-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  19. 19.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 50-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  20. 20.⏱️ Ananya’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  21. 21.✂️ Tara’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
  23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  25. 25.⏱️ Kabir’s science fair talk has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  26. 26.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  27. 27.✂️ Ishaan’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
  28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 375-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  31. 31.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
  32. 32.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
  33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
  36. 36.✂️ Saanvi’s competition speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 350 words. How many words must be cut?
  37. 37.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
  38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  39. 39.⏱️ Tara reads a 100-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  40. 40.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?

Answer key

  1. a little under the limit
  2. 420
  3. 6
  4. 4
  5. 240
  6. to fit the time limit
  7. 4
  8. 40
  9. 210
  10. 120–150 words a minute
  11. 120
  12. 600
  13. 150
  14. 30
  15. 50
  16. 300
  17. 60
  18. 60
  19. 30
  20. 5
  21. 20
  22. 560
  23. 100
  24. 110
  25. 3
  26. 120
  27. 10
  28. 150
  29. 150
  30. 130
  31. 500
  32. 220
  33. 150
  34. 120
  35. 250
  36. 20
  37. 60
  38. 110
  39. 60
  40. 300

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