Some people can remember conversations ___________, but I usually forget the details.
word for word
from word to word
word on word
word by word
In spy movies they usually have to ______ information ____ having read or heard it once.
remember/ by memory
keep/ in memory
commit/ to memory
contain/ in memory
Don't play that song again! It _____ really bad memories from my last holiday!
creates
starts
triggers
holds
My brother was in a car accident and _____ the memory of it for a whole year.
put out
locked out
blocked out
shut out
I know I'm going to forget to call Tina-can you ____ my memory nearer the time please?
run
jog
wrestle
kick
Jacky has a really ______ memory-she remembers what she was wearing two weeks ago, but she never remembers my birthday!
optional
picky
choosy
selective
The lecturer reminded us __ hand in our assignments by the end of the week.
for
of
with
to
My grandfather has a great memory for faces. He always ____ people when he meets them in the street.
reminds
notices
recognises
memorises
Do you ever have an _______? That feeling when you can't get a song out of your head.
ear bug
ear worm
ear lizard
ear snake
Did you put these pizzas in the fridge? I don't _____ buying them.
recount
recall
realise
recognise
Even though my grandmother is 84 years old, her memory is still amazingly ____
wide
deep
true
sharp
I ______ that I _______ to the party until after the event.
didn't realise/ hadn't been invited
wasn't realising/ haven't been invited
couldn't realise/ had invited
hadn't realised/ wouldn't have been invited
I was really encouraged ___ my result in the memory test. It was much better than I expected!
by
for
with
in
I have a _____ recollection of meeting her before, but I'm not very sure.
vague
clouded
half
light
When I _______, at the doctors I ______ an article about animals and memory.
had been waiting/ used to read
was waiting/ read
waited/ had read
had waited/ was reading
Some people may find it _____ to discover that there could be a forgetfulness gene.
insuring
assuring
ensuring
reassuring
