A test apparatus includes a pattern memory for storing a test pattern to be inputted to a memory-under-test, an address generating section for sequentially outputting addresses of the memory-under-test into which the test pattern is to be written, a pointer section for sequentially pointing each address of the pattern memory to cause the pattern memory to output the test pattern in synchronism with the address of the memory-under-test outputted out of the address generating section, a bad block memory for storing an address of a bad block of the memory-under-test in advance and a pointer control section for causing the address generating section to output a next address of the memory-under-test while holding the address of the pattern memory outputted out of the pointer section when the address of the memory-under-test generated by the address generating section coincides with any one of addresses stored in the bad block memory.