Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 961 · 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.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 340 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Diya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
3. 3.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
4. 4.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
5. 5.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
7. 7.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) skip the ending (c) cut the weakest part (d) speak super fast
9. 9.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 100-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Meera’s assembly talk has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to fit the time limit (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to tire yourself
12. 12.✂️ Aarav’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Nisha speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 460 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 2 minutes. Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Tara speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute science fair talk?
19. 19.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) exactly at the limit (c) far over the limit
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
22. 22.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
23. 23.✂️ Aarav’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 430 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 200 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Tara’s assembly talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.⏱️ Saanvi’s welcome speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.✂️ Vihaan’s welcome speech must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Ananya said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
30. 30.✂️ Vihaan’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 170 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ Nisha’s competition speech has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
32. 32.⏱️ Meera’s science fair talk has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
33. 33.✂️ Vihaan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 110 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute welcome speech?
35. 35.✂️ Meera’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 640 words. How many words must be cut?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Aarav reads a 120-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?

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