number of words in 10 minutes (1 Viewer)

[*sasha*]

ok this may seem like a stupid question but i really cant remember and i really need to know - how many words are u supposed to be able to write in 10 minutes? 1000 or 500? thanks!

 

[struth]

You're kidding right? It takes me 50 minutes to write 1000 words, which is only 200 words per ten minutes. :O

Mind you, in the most recent English assessment, I wrote 2 pages in the last seventeen minutes. Beat that!

 

[*sasha*]

oh okie 200 it is didnt realise i was that far off. but thanks!

 

[kami]

In forty minutes I was personally capable of writing between 800 - 1000 words in the year I did Advanced. So I would say between 200 - 250 every ten mins would be the kinda output I expected of myself back then.

Also, may I ask why you need to know how many words can be written in that timeframe? For if you are planning your essays by this, then its a very rigid perspective. It would in truth be a better method of preparing your essays by looking at whether you have fully explored your concepts or not, as quality is more important than quantity, for an 800 word essay that is highly relevant and insightful will score better than a 1500 word essay full of garbage.

 

[*sasha*]

yeah i was planning an essay.. and i was asking so i could avoid running out of time in the exam. but yeah thanks

 

[ryan11]

Does it even matter how many words you get in a specific timeframe? It's about the quality of what you're writing, and how effective your timekeeping is. On that, I never really paid much attention to how many words I wrote.