Fill in the blank
Sentence construction
Meaning
Which Speech?
Reading
100

Stay ____________ Stay ___________.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

100

second/ love/ my/ is/ loss/ story/ and/ about

My second story is about love and loss.

100

Explain "bullying."

Being mean to someone.

100

"My second story is about love and loss."

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech (2)

100

Bullying is where a person hurts another person by saying terrible words or doing something to hurt someone else.

Bullying is where a person hurts another person by saying terrible words or doing something to hurt someone else.

200

I decided to take a ______________ class.

I decided to take a calligraphy class.

200

generations/ speak/ I/ come/ for/ here/ am/ to/ all/ to

I am here to speak for all generations to come.

200

Explain "Satisfied."

Being happy.

200

"You don't know how to fix the holes in the ozone layer."

Severn Suzuki 1992 UN Earth Summit Speech.

200

You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct.

You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don't know how to bring back an animal now extinct.

300

You can be kind to not just your __________, not just your ______________, but a total _____________.

You can be kind to not just your friend, not just your neighbor, but a total stranger.

300

honored/ be/ commencement/ to/ at/ I/ your/ today/ am/ you

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement.

300

Explain "protection."

To save something/ someone.

300

"It was pretty scary at the time..."

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech (1)

300

Fortunately, I had surgery, and I am fine now. From this experience, I can now say this to you with a little more certainty:

Fortunately, I had surgery, and I am fine now. From this experience, I can now say this to you with a little more certainty:

400

You can't ___________ ____ ______ looking forward; you can only ____________ them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the ______ will somehow __________ in your future.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

400

happy/ so/ get/ smile/ don't/ so/ and/ bullied/ they/ that/ are/ they

So they don't get bullied, so that they smile and are happy.

400

Explain "Courage."

Being Brave.

400

"These words explain my wish for the world."

Kindness Speech

400

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

500

In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great ____________ of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of ____________ and _____________, but now I wonder if they will even _____________ for my children to see.

In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see.

500

forests/ once/ can't/ And/ bring/ desert/ where/ you/ bring/ grew/ is/ now/ there/ a/ back/ the

And you can't bring back the forests that once grew where there is now a desert.

500

Explain "Connect the dots."

Understanding an order.

500

"Thank you."

Kindness Speech

500

It was beautiful, historical, and artistically subtle in a way that science can't explain. I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of practical use in my life.

It was beautiful, historical, and artistically subtle in a way that science can't explain. I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of practical use in my life.