Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 976 · 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.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 20–30 words a minute (c) 300–400 words a minute
2. 2.⏸️ Pauses and audience laughter take time too. So your speech should be… (a) exactly at the limit (b) far over the limit (c) a little under the limit
3. 3.⏱️ Ananya’s class presentation has 200 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
6. 6.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute science fair talk?
7. 7.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
8. 8.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) cut the weakest part (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak super fast
9. 9.⏱️ Why should you time your speech when you practise? (a) to skip the ending (b) to fit the time limit (c) to tire yourself (d) to speak faster
10. 10.⏱️ Tara reads a 450-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 420 words. How many words must be cut?
12. 12.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute assembly talk?
13. 13.✂️ Tara’s welcome speech must fit in 4 minutes. Tara speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 620 words. How many words must be cut?
14. 14.⏱️ Meera reads a 240-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ Diya speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
16. 16.⏱️ How many words can Saanvi say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
17. 17.⏱️ Vihaan’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
18. 18.⏱️ Saanvi’s class presentation has 360 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word debate speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
20. 20.✂️ Arjun’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 270 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Aarav’s debate speech has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Vihaan’s welcome speech has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
23. 23.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
24. 24.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 130 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute debate speech?
25. 25.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 550 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
26. 26.⏱️ How many words can Ananya say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
27. 27.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 150-word welcome speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
28. 28.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute debate speech?
29. 29.⏱️ Kabir reads a 200-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
30. 30.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute class presentation?
31. 31.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
32. 32.🎙️ In a practice run, Meera said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
33. 33.⏱️ Rohan’s class presentation has 750 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.✂️ Ishaan’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 410 words. How many words must be cut?
35. 35.⏱️ How many words can Arjun say in 2 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
36. 36.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
38. 38.✂️ Meera’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Meera speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
39. 39.⏱️ Nisha speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute class presentation?
40. 40.⏱️ Aarav reads a 200-word debate speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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