The creativity myth

Questions 1-5
Reading Passage 1 has five paragraphs, A-E.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter A -E in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

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2
N B You
may use any 
letter more than once.
the way parameters in the mind help people to be creative 
the need to learn rules in order to break them 
how habits restrict us and limit creativity 
how to train the mind to be creative 
how the mind is trapped by the desire for order
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Questions 6-10
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C o r D
Write your answers in boxes 6-10 on your answer sheet.
According to the writer, creative
6 people
A
О 
are usually born with their talents.
B 
О 
are born with their talents.
C 
О 
are not born with their talents.
D 
О 
are geniuses.
According to the writer, creativity
7 is
A
О 
a gift from Cod or nature.
B 
О 
an automatic response.
C 
О 
difficult for many people to achieve.
D 
О 
a well-trodden path.
According to the
8 writer
A
О 
the human race’s fight to live is becoming a tyranny.
B 
О 
the human brain is blocked with cholesterol.
C 
О 
the human race is now circumscribed by talents.
D 
О 
the human race’s fight to survive stifles creative ability.

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Advancing
9 technology
A 
О 
holds creativity in check.
B 
О 
improves creativity.
C 
О 
enhances creativity.
D 
О 
is a tyranny.
According to the author,
10 creativity
A 
О 
is common.
B 
О 
is increasingly common.
C 
О 
is becoming rarer and rarer.
D 
О 
is a rare commodity.
Questions 11-14
Do the 
following statements reflect the claims o f the writer?
In boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet write
YES
if the statement agrees with the views of..
NO
if the statement contradicts the views of ..
NOT GIVEN
if it is impossible to say what the writer th.
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12
Rules and regulations are examples of parameters.
The truly creative mind is associated with the need for free
speech and a totally free society. 
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One problem with creativity is that people think it is impossible. 
The act of creation is linked to madness.

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