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