Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 978 · 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) 300–400 words a minute (b) 120–150 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
2. 2.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak super fast (c) skip the ending (d) cut the weakest part
3. 3.🎙️ In a practice run, Arjun said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
4. 4.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 1 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
5. 5.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 5-minute debate speech?
6. 6.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 220 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
7. 7.⏱️ Ananya speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute welcome speech?
8. 8.⏱️ Arjun’s assembly talk has 300 words. At 150 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
9. 9.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute assembly talk?
10. 10.⏱️ How many words can Tara say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
11. 11.⏸️ 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
12. 12.✂️ Arjun’s science fair talk must fit in 2 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.⏱️ Kabir reads a 300-word welcome speech at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
15. 15.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
16. 16.⏱️ Meera’s welcome speech has 480 words. At 120 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
17. 17.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
18. 18.⏱️ Ishaan speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute competition speech?
19. 19.⏱️ Rohan speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
20. 20.⏱️ Diya speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 1-minute class presentation?
21. 21.🎙️ In a practice run, Vihaan said 400 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
22. 22.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 450 words. How many words must be cut?
23. 23.✂️ Ishaan’s class presentation must fit in 4 minutes. Ishaan speaks at 130 words a minute and has written 590 words. How many words must be cut?
24. 24.✂️ Ishaan’s science fair talk must fit in 1 minute. Ishaan speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 150 words. How many words must be cut?
25. 25.⏱️ Kabir’s class presentation has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
26. 26.🎙️ In a practice run, Saanvi said 200 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
27. 27.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 220 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
28. 28.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 600 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
29. 29.⏱️ Vihaan’s assembly talk has 330 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
30. 30.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 480 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
32. 32.⏱️ How many words can Rohan say in 3 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
33. 33.⏱️ Ishaan’s debate speech has 440 words. At 110 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
34. 34.🎙️ In a practice run, Rohan said 600 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
35. 35.⏱️ Meera speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute class presentation?
36. 36.⏱️ Saanvi speaks at 140 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute science fair talk?
37. 37.⏱️ How many words can Kabir say in 3 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
38. 38.⏱️ Rohan reads a 375-word science fair talk at 150 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
39. 39.✂️ Ananya’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
40. 40.🎙️ In a practice run, Nisha said 750 words in 5 minutes. How many words a minute is that?

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