Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 918 · 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.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) speak super fast (d) cut the weakest part
2. 2.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
3. 3.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
4. 4.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
5. 5.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
6. 6.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
7. 7.⏱️ Arjun reads a 360-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.⏱️ Arjun reads a 180-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.✂️ Tara’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
11. 11.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
12. 12.⏱️ Arjun reads a 450-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
14. 14.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.✂️ Arjun’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
21. 21.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
22. 22.⏱️ Kabir’s debate speech has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Aarav’s competition speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
27. 27.⏱️ Nisha reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
32. 32.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
36. 36.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
38. 38.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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