Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 967 · 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.⏱️ Ananya’s assembly talk has 520 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
2. 2.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
3. 3.⏱️ Kabir’s welcome speech has 660 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute welcome speech?
6. 6.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 840 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
7. 7.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
8. 8.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
9. 9.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 20–30 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
10. 10.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
11. 11.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) cut the weakest part (c) skip the ending (d) ignore the limit
12. 12.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.✂️ Ananya’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.✂️ Tara’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 520 words. How many words must be cut?
15. 15.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.⏱️ Rohan’s science fair talk has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) a little under the limit (b) far over the limit (c) exactly at the limit
20. 20.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute class presentation?
21. 21.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 370 words. How many words must be cut?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
23. 23.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya’s debate speech has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.✂️ Nisha’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Nisha speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 390 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
27. 27.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
32. 32.✂️ Saanvi’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ Diya reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 550 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
37. 37.⏱️ Aarav reads a 250-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
38. 38.⏱️ Tara speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
39. 39.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 300 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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