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