Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Timing

Public speaking lesson 15: Timing a speech (words per minute) · Set 98 · 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.✂️ Kabir’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Kabir speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 140 words. How many words must be cut?
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.✂️ Arjun’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Arjun speaks at 140 words a minute and has written 500 words. How many words must be cut?
4. 4.🎙️ In a practice run, Tara said 260 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
5. 5.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
6. 6.⏱️ How many words can Meera say in 1 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
7. 7.✂️ Aarav’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 260 words. How many words must be cut?
8. 8.⏸️ 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
9. 9.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 240-word assembly talk at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
10. 10.⏱️ Ishaan reads a 300-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
11. 11.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute competition speech?
12. 12.✂️ Arjun’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Arjun speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
13. 13.🎙️ In a practice run, Diya said 280 words in 2 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
14. 14.⏱️ How many words can Diya say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
15. 15.⏱️ Aarav speaks at 120 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute assembly talk?
16. 16.✂️ Kabir’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Kabir speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 240 words. How many words must be cut?
17. 17.⏱️ Tara speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute welcome speech?
18. 18.🎙️ In a practice run, Kabir said 520 words in 4 minutes. How many words a minute is that?
19. 19.⏱️ Kabir speaks at 100 words a minute. How many words fit in a 2-minute welcome speech?
20. 20.✂️ Saanvi’s welcome speech must fit in 3 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 390 words. How many words must be cut?
21. 21.⏱️ Tara reads a 100-word science fair talk at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
22. 22.⏱️ Meera speaks at 110 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute science fair talk?
23. 23.⏱️ Vihaan speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 4-minute assembly talk?
24. 24.⏱️ Meera’s class presentation has 420 words. At 140 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
25. 25.⏱️ How many words can Aarav say in 1 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
26. 26.✂️ Ananya’s assembly talk must fit in 2 minutes. Ananya speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 250 words. How many words must be cut?
27. 27.🐢 Which is a comfortable speaking pace for most speeches? (a) 120–150 words a minute (b) 300–400 words a minute (c) 20–30 words a minute
28. 28.⏱️ Saanvi’s assembly talk has 500 words. At 100 words a minute, how many minutes will it take?
29. 29.✂️ Saanvi’s debate speech must fit in 1 minute. Saanvi speaks at 110 words a minute and has written 130 words. How many words must be cut?
30. 30.✂️ Saanvi’s assembly talk must fit in 4 minutes. Saanvi speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 470 words. How many words must be cut?
31. 31.⏱️ How many words can Nisha say in 3 and a half minutes at 140 words a minute?
32. 32.✂️ Ananya’s welcome speech must fit in 1 minute. Ananya speaks at 100 words a minute and has written 160 words. How many words must be cut?
33. 33.⏱️ How many words can Ishaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 100 words a minute?
34. 34.⏱️ Aarav reads a 150-word class presentation at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
35. 35.⏱️ Tara speaks at 150 words a minute. How many words fit in a 3-minute debate speech?
36. 36.⏱️ How many words can Vihaan say in 2 and a half minutes at 120 words a minute?
37. 37.✂️ Nisha’s debate speech must fit in 2 minutes. Nisha speaks at 120 words a minute and has written 280 words. How many words must be cut?
38. 38.✂️ Your speech is too long for the time limit. What should you do? (a) speak super fast (b) skip the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut the weakest part
39. 39.⏱️ Ananya reads a 240-word competition speech at 120 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?
40. 40.⏱️ Saanvi reads a 250-word competition speech at 100 words a minute. How many seconds does it take?

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