Memory test - quiz
Test your memory with our health quiz and read tips for improving your memory. People can have a poor memory, or forget things, for many reasons. Stress, fatigue and illness are possible causes.
1. I forget where I’ve parked my car:
• Always
• Sometimes
• Never
2. I forget what my PIN number is:
• Always
• Sometimes
• Never
3. I forget the name of someone who has just been introduced to me:
• Always
• Sometimes
• Never
4. I forget to turn on the alarm or answering machine before I leave the house:
• Always
• Sometimes
• Never
5. I forget where I put my keys or glasses:
• Always
• Sometimes
• Never
Memory test – quiz answers
1. Answer is‘Sometimes or always’
You have trouble remembering places; below are a few tips that may help you: After you’ve parked the car, take a few moments to look around you. Note any distinctive landmarks nearby. Don’t be distracted by getting your bag ready or unloading the car. Add meaning to what it is you want to remember. For example, if your car is parked on level 4 near the stairs, imagine a set of four steps. Say aloud, ‘Four steps’. As you walk away from your car, look back at it so that later you’ll be able to visualise where it was parked.
Answer is ‘Never’
You’ve got a good visual memory that makes recalling where you put things easy.
2. Answer is‘Sometimes or always’
You have trouble remembering numbers. Below are a few tips that may help you:
• Make up a rhyme where each word rhymes with each number of your PIN. For
example, 1-2-3-4 could be recalled as ‘bun-shoe-tree-door’.
• For longer numbers like phone numbers, break the sequence into smaller groups and
use the rhythm to help you remember. For example, 987654321 could become 987-
654-321.
Answer to pop up for ‘Never’
Lucky you – numbers are easy for you to remember.3. Answer to pop up for ‘Sometimes or always’
You have trouble remembering names; below are a few tips that may help you:
• Focus your attention when someone introduces themselves – block out other
distractions.
• Repeat their name when you greet them, say, ‘Hi Harry, good to meet you’.
• You can also repeat the name to yourself a few times or make an effort to repeat the
person’s name in the conversation that follows.
Answer to pop up for ‘Never’
Your skill with remembering names makes people feel special.
4. Answer to pop up for ‘Sometimes or always’
You have trouble remembering to do things; below is tip that may help you:
• Put a sticky note on your house keys to remind you to check if you’ve done what you
needed to do before you leave home. Soon enough, you’ll associate picking up your
keys with checking the alarm or that the answer machine is on.
Answer to pop up for ‘Never’
You don’t need reminders because you are organised and have a good memory for things that need to be done.
5. Answer to pop up for ‘Sometimes or always’
You have trouble remembering where you put things; below are a few tips that may help
you:
• Try to keep items you use often in the same, logical place. If you only wear glasses
when watching TV, keep them on top of the TV.
• Put a hook up by the front door so you can grab your keys as you leave the house.
Remember to return them to their places when you’ve finished with them
Answer to pop up for ‘Never’
You never forget where you’ve put anything but you probably spend a lot of time helping other people find what they’ve lost. Perhaps you need to teach your skills to others.