Jargon Journal: Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather

Match the following

• predict

• what happens to frozen things when they melt

• thaw

• to say what might happen in the future

• official

• a hole in the ground for an animal's home

• burrow

• something said or done by the person in charge

A desert mouse only comes out of its ​ (a)   when it feels safe.

• burrow
• official
• thaw
• predict

Canada has two ​ (a)   languages; English and French

• official
• burrow
• thaw
• predict

He will be sad if the sun ​ (a)   his snowman.

• thaws
• burrow
• official
• predict

It's hard to ​ (a)   who will get the most votes.

• predict
• burrow
• official
• thaw

When frozen things melt, they

• thaw

• burrow

• official

• predict

A hole in the ground where an animal lives is a...

• thaw

• burrow

• official

• predict

Something said or done by a person in charge is...

• thaw

• burrow

• official

• predict

To say what might happen in the future is to...

• thaw

• burrow

• official

• predict

I ​ (a)   that my favorite team will win the game.

• predict
• official
• thaw
• burrow