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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 970 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.✂️ Diya’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Diya speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 570 words. How many words must be cut?
  2. 2.✂️ Saanvi’s competition speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 190 words. How many words must be cut?
  3. 3.⏱️ Nisha’s class presentation has 280 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  4. 4.✂️ 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
  5. 5.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
  6. 6.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
  7. 7.✂️ Saanvi’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  8. 8.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 120-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  9. 9.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
  10. 10.⏱️ Diya’s competition speech has 600 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  11. 11.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
  12. 12.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute competition speech?
  13. 13.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute science fair talk?
  14. 14.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 650 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  15. 15.⏱️ Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
  16. 16.⏱️ Rohan’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  17. 17.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
  18. 18.✂️ Tara’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
  19. 19.⏸️ 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
  20. 20.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
  21. 21.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Kabir speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 600 words. How many words must be cut?
  22. 22.✂️ Rohan’s class presentation must fit in 3 minutes. Rohan speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
  23. 23.🐢 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
  24. 24.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  25. 25.⏱️ Tara speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
  27. 27.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
  28. 28.⏱️ Diya’s class presentation has 240 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  29. 29.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
  30. 30.⏱️ Meera’s competition speech has 560 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  31. 31.⏱️ Kabir’s assembly talk has 700 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  32. 32.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 650 words. At 130 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  33. 33.⏱️ Arjun’s welcome speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  34. 34.✂️ Vihaan’s class presentation must fit in 1 minute. Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 180 words. How many words must be cut?
  35. 35.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute assembly talk?
  36. 36.⏱️ Ananya reads a 360-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
  37. 37.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
  38. 38.⏱️ Saanvi’s science fair talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
  39. 39.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
  40. 40.⏱️ Ananya reads a 300-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 70
  3. 2
  4. cut the weakest part
  5. 330
  6. 360
  7. 60
  8. 60
  9. 750
  10. 6
  11. 330
  12. 240
  13. 200
  14. 130
  15. 300
  16. 2
  17. 100
  18. 10
  19. a little under the limit
  20. 60
  21. 80
  22. 50
  23. 120–150 words a minute
  24. 490
  25. 390
  26. 350
  27. 300
  28. 2
  29. 420
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 5
  33. 4
  34. 80
  35. 500
  36. 180
  37. 120
  38. 3
  39. 120
  40. 180

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