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