Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 925 · 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, Nisha said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Meera’s debate speech has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to tire yourself (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
7. 7.⏱️ Nisha reads a 150-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
9. 9.⏱️ Tara’s competition speech has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
12. 12.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
13. 13.⏸️ 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
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 300 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
20. 20.⏱️ Aarav reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 600 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Arjun reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 300 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Aarav reads a 300-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
31. 31.✂️ 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
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 240 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
36. 36.⏱️ Rohan reads a 225-word assembly talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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