Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 929 · 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 speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
3. 3.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
4. 4.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to speak faster (c) to fit the time limit (d) to skip the ending
5. 5.⏱️ Vihaan’s competition speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 450 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.✂️ Rohan’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
9. 9.✂️ 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
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.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
12. 12.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute competition speech?
13. 13.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
14. 14.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
15. 15.⏱️ Tara’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
18. 18.⏱️ Nisha reads a 300-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
20. 20.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 290 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 560 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) far over the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) a little under the limit
24. 24.✂️ Kabir’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Nisha reads a 50-word assembly talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
28. 28.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
29. 29.✂️ Kabir’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 320 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.⏱️ Ishaan’s assembly talk has 400 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
34. 34.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 380 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
39. 39.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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