Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 933 · 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.⏸️ 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.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut the weakest part (c) speak super fast (d) skip the ending
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Diya reads a 300-word competition speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to speak faster (b) to tire yourself (c) to skip the ending (d) to fit the time limit
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
11. 11.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
12. 12.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
13. 13.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
15. 15.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute competition speech?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
18. 18.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
19. 19.✂️ Rohan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 550 words. How many words must be cut?
20. 20.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 780 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
21. 21.✂️ Nisha’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 150-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 440 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 360 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Nisha reads a 240-word welcome speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Aarav reads a 360-word class presentation at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
35. 35.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 50-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.✂️ Ananya’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.⏱️ Diya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
39. 39.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Meera speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ Nisha’s science fair talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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