🧠 Active Recall - Micro-Scenario Cards

Your team is finishing a project and there are still small details left. Your boss says you must finish everything completely before Friday. What phrasal verb means to finish the final details of something?

Button up. Example: We need to button up the project before Friday.


You see a basket that is so full of fruit that some fruit is almost falling out. What word describes something that is completely full and spilling over?

Overflowing: The basket was overflowing with fruit.


Many years ago, some travelers used to stand on the road and ask drivers for a free ride to another place.
What verb describes traveling by asking strangers for rides?

Hitchhike: Young people don't hitchhike today like they used to.


A radio host finishes the program and says a final goodbye message before ending the broadcast. What phrasal verb means to end a broadcast or communication?

Sign off: It was their farewell message as they signed off.


A music group releases new music for the public to listen to. What phrasal verb means to release or publish something like music, a book, or a product?

Put out: The band put out a new album last month.


A committee prepares an official list of people chosen for a position or election. What noun refers to a list of selected candidates or nominees

Slate: The committee approved a slate of nominees.

After a difficult life event, someone decides to start again from the beginning and build a new life. What word means again or from the beginning?

Anew: After the divorce, she started her life anew.


Someone is thinking about accepting a job that is worse than what they truly deserve. Their friend tells them not to accept something less than their true value. What verb means to accept something even though it is not as good as it should be?

Settle: Don’t settle for less than you deserve.