Describe a time when you forgot something important: IELTS Cue Card Sample 114

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Updated On Jul 01, 2021

Describe a time when you forgot something important: IELTS Cue Card Sample 114

Contents

- 0.0.1 Describe a time when you forgot something important

1 Sample Answer
- 1.1 Vocabulary

Describe a time when you forgot something important

You should say:

When it happened
What you forgot
What was the result of your forgetting and explain why it was important

Sample Answer

Here is the sample for “Describe a time when you forgot something important” topic

My memory is like a sieve and has let me down many times. But there is one incident that happened when I was in school, which made me go crazy.

I always travelled on the school bus. It was exam time then. I was tense and nervous, even though I was thorough. I reached the bus stop was waiting for the bus to arrive. Since it was the Maths exam, I carried my geometry case and checked it over a hundred times. The bus arrived on time, and I found a seat near the window and rechecked if I had the geometry box with me. Soon, my friend came, and we were discussing questions. On reaching school, we got down and headed towards the exam hall.

I had totally forgotten about the geometry case. Only upon receiving the question paper, did I realise the need for it. I searched frantically, but in vain. I had left it on the bus.

I informed the teacher. She was annoyed but let me share the stationery with another student. I had to wait for the student to complete the questions that involved protractors and compasses and then take it from her. I lost quite a lot of time and in my hurry to finish, did not care for the correctness of the answer.

After this incident, I realised that forgetfulness is not a joke. Henceforth, I decided to be more careful.

Vocabulary

Here are the vocabularies for “Describe a time when you forgot something important” with examples:

Incident: an individual occurrence or an event.
Eg: Although I was 4 years old, I clearly remember that incident which happened in 2004.
Nervous: easily agitated or alarmed
Eg: When the police questioned him, he became nervous and didn’t answer anything.
Recheck: an act of checking or verifying again
Eg: After completing the exam paper, I rechecked it.
Headed: going in a particular direction
Eg: Pooja headed to the park.
Realize: become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
Eg: Rose realized her mistake and asked for forgiveness.
Frantically: in a hurried, excited, or disorganized manner
Eg: As I was late to the exam, I rushed to the exam hall, frantically.
Annoyed: slightly angry or irritated
Eg: Since her best friend didn’t attend her birthday party, Rose was annoyed with her.
Forgetfulness: lapse of memory.
Eg: forgetfulness is the inability to remember things.

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