Class 12th listening and reading skill

PRACTICE SHEET- 3
LESSON : THINKING OUT OF THE BOX - LATERAL THINKING
LISTENING
An audio will be played. You will have to answer the questions while listening to the audio.
Question: 1-10 Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
1 The moneylender put __________ in the bag.
A one pebble B two pebbles C three pebbles
2 If the girl picked a black pebble she _________ the money lender.
A would not have to marry B could make her choice C would have to marry
3 If the girl picked a white pebble ___________.
A her father would have to pay the debt B her father would not have to pay the debt
C she would have to marry the moneylender
4 If she refused to pick a pebble ___________.
A her father would be put in jail B her father’s debt would be written off
C she would have to marry the moneylender
5 A ___________ coloured pebble was left in the bag.
A blue B black C white
Question: 6-10 Complete the sentences below:
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS / NUMBERS for each answer.
 Every difficult problem has a 6 __________.
 Lateral thinking is creative or 7 __________ thinking.
 It is doing something quite 8 __________ and unconventional.
 Edward de Bono 9 __________ this notion.
 One may be a good thinker without being an 10 __________.
READING
A millionaire named Thomas walked into a popular bank in the middle of New York city
and requested to speak to a loan officer and said that he was going away on business for a
few weeks, to another country, and needed to borrow a small sum of money - $5000. The
officer immediately asked for security on the loan. Thomas pointed out of the window to
the shiny new Ferrari parked right in front of the bank. He took the title, paper work and
keys out of his pocket and slapped them down on the counter. The staff went to work
checking out the validity of his ownership and, everything was checked out. Thomas left the
bank with his $5000 and the bank employee took Thomas’s keys. Two weeks went by and
Thomas strolled in and slapped the $5000 he had borrowed back on the counter, plus the
interest which was around $15. The loan officer asked Thomas a question. “While you were
away we did a background check, and discovered you are actually one of the wealthiest
men in America. Why on earth would you need to borrow $5000.” Thomas smiled, and said,
“Can you tell me another way I could have parked my new Ferrari in the middle of New
York for two weeks, for just $15, and still expect to get it back in top condition?”
Questions 1-10
Do the following statements agree with the writer in the Reading Passage?
Write TRUE, if the statement is true.
Write FALSE, if the statement is false.
Write NOT GIVEN, if the statement is not given.
1 Thomas was going away for a few months.
2 He offered his Ferrari as a security.
3 His trip was successful.
4 He was very clever.
5 He actually needed the money.
Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
6 Who was Thomas?
7 What did the loan officer ask him for?
8 What did Thomas point at?
9 How much interest did Thomas pay?
10 What did the bank staff do in Thomas’s absence?
WRITING
What do you see in the picture? Create a story by using very short sentence