To Bridge the Gap Between Speaking and Listening, How Would

Multiple Choice

To bridge the gap between speaking and listening, how would speakers need to change their speaking rate?

A) Speakers would need to increase their speaking rate by a factor of 5 to increase their speaking rate from about 80 words per minute to about 400 words per minute.
B) Speakers would need to increase their speaking rate by a factor of 2 to 3 to increase their speaking rate from about 125 to 200 words per minute to about 400 words per minute.
C) Speakers would need to decrease their speaking rate by a factor of 2 to decrease their speaking rate from about 400 words per minute to about 200 words per minute.
D) Speakers would not need to increase their speaking at all. Instead, listeners would need to double their listening rate to catch up with speakers.