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  Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.                                                         (2 x 4 = 8) Highly creative people aren't afraid to ask what may seem to be naive or silly questions. They ask questions like, "Why don't spiders get tangled up in their own webs?" and, "Why do dogs turn incircles before lying down?" Such questions may seem childlike, and in a way they are. Children havenot yet had their innate creative energies channelled into culturally acceptable directions and can givefull rein to their curiosity- the absolute prerequisite for full creative functioning, in both children andadults. Unlike children, creative people appear to have vast stores of patience to draw upon. Months, years, even decades cm be devoted to a single problem. The home that encourages inquisitiveness contributes to creative development. The teacher who stresses questions rather than answers and rewards curiosity rather than restricting is teaching achild to be creative. To be extremely intelligent is not the same as to be gifted in creative work. The Quiz kids are often referred to as geniuses. They would undoubtedly score high in memory functions. But it is doubtful whether they are also fluent in producing ideas. Contrary to popular myths that glorify youth, more creative achievements are likely to occur when people grow older. While memory may falter with age, creativity is ageless.                    A. Answer the following questions.                                                                                                                          (2 x 4 = 8) (i) Who are 'highly creative people'? (ii) What kind of home can contribute to creative development? (iii) Is being intelligent the same as being creative? Explain. (iv) When is creative achievement likely to occur? B. Tick the correct option.                                                                                                                                 (1 x 4 = 4) (i) Children don't have (a) a lot of patience                         (b) much patience (c) a little patience                                           (d) any patience (ii) Memory may alter with age (a) but it doesn't disappear (b) but creativity never dies (c) but it may slow down (d) but it doesn't disappear all of a sudden (iii) 'Glorify' means (a) condemn                      (b) congratulate (c) highlight                        (d) praise (iv) Highly creative people (a) are always bold                         (b) are not afraid of asking even silly questions (c) are always open to questions              (d) are always honest

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  A. (i) Highly creative people are those who are not afraid to ask what may seem to be silly questions. Theyask questions like, "Why don't spiders get tangled up in their own webs?" and "Why do dogs turn incircles before lying down?" (ii) Homes that encourage inquisitiveness contribute to creative development. The teacher who stresses questions rather than answers and rewards curiosity rather than restriction teaches a child to be creative. (iii) Being intelligent is not the same as being creative. An intelligent person looks at things very practically whereas a creative person can look at things in abstract ways. But an intelligent person can be creative and a creative person can be intelligent too. (iv) Contrary to popular myths that glorify youth, more creative achievements are likely to occur when people grow older. Memory may falter with age but creativity is ageless. It has nothing to do with youth. B. (i) (b) much patience. (ii) (b) but creativity never dies. (iii)  (d) praise. (iv) (b) are not afraid of asking even silly questions.