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3. If she picked the white pebble she would ___________.
a . have to marry the moneylender b. her father would be put in jail

c . she would not have to marry the moneylender

4. The girl put her hand into the moneybag and ____________.

a. let the pebble fall down b. picked up the black pebble

c . picked up the white pebble

5. The girl found a _____________.

a . creative solution b. practical solution c. useless solution

B. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. The moneylender had picked up two black pebbles. ( )

2. The debt of the merchant was waived off. ( )

3. ‘Thinking out of the box’ helps us find unconventional solutions. ( )
4. We must accept things without questioning. ( )

5. Not everyone is endowed with the ability to think creatively. ( )

C. Answer the questions given below.
1. What did the moneylender propose?

2. How did the merchant’s daughter find a solution?

3. What is ‘Thinking out of the box’?
4. What are the benefits of ‘Thinking out of the box’?

5. Why is Galileo considered one of the most famous ’out of the box thinkers’?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Choose the meanings of the words in bold.
1. The moneylender fancied the merchant’s daughter.

a . hated b. attracted c. liked

2. The design of the house is innovative.
a . new and fresh b. conventional c. old-fashioned

3. It was an incredible performance.

a. ordinary b. bad c. unbelievable
4. Most people are content with status quo.

a . their life b. existing situation c. their job

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