Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 915 · 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, Saanvi said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
4. 4.⏱️ Tara’s debate speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to speak faster (d) to tire yourself
8. 8.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
9. 9.⏱️ Rohan reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
11. 11.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
12. 12.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Meera speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
16. 16.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
17. 17.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 75-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
19. 19.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 680 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Tara reads a 180-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.⏱️ Saanvi’s debate speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) cut the weakest part (c) ignore the limit (d) skip the ending
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
28. 28.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Arjun’s science fair talk has 900 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
31. 31.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
35. 35.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
36. 36.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
37. 37.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
38. 38.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Rohan reads a 450-word debate speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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