Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 968 · 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.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 660 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) skip the ending (b) speak super fast (c) cut the weakest part (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
4. 4.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) a little under the limit (c) far over the limit
5. 5.⏱️ Meera reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.✂️ Meera’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 480 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 230 words. How many words must be cut?
9. 9.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
10. 10.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 700 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
11. 11.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
12. 12.⏱️ Ananya reads a 240-word science fair talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
13. 13.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Ishaan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
15. 15.🎙️ In a practice run, Aarav said 560 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
16. 16.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to tire yourself (b) to skip the ending (c) to speak faster (d) to fit the time limit
18. 18.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
19. 19.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
20. 20.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
21. 21.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Ishaan’s science fair talk has 260 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 420 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
25. 25.✂️ Kabir’s competition speech must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
28. 28.⏱️ Meera speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
31. 31.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 220 words. How many words must be cut?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 330 words in 3 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.✂️ Diya’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Diya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
34. 34.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
35. 35.✂️ Vihaan’s assembly talk must fit in 3 minutes. Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word class presentation at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.⏱️ Tara’s welcome speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
40. 40.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?

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