The key answer of exercise 1

phrases which relate to promoting creativity

1. fire the imagination
2. have a fertile imagination = have a vivid imagination
3. question facts
4. neither
5. rely on intuition
6. think outside the box
7. be spontaneous = do something on the spur of the moment
8. be versatile

differences in meaning

1. stifle the imagination = to stop something from being expressed; fire the imagination → the opposite meaning
2. have a fertile imagination; have a vivid imagination → similar meaning
3. regurgitate facts = reproduce facts without thinking; question facts → the opposite meaning
4. learn by rote; learn by heart → the same meaning
5. rely on intuition = to know something based on a feeling; rely on intellect = to use your brain and mental capacities → the opposite meaning
6. think outside the box = think in an unconventional way; stick to the tried and tested = keep to conventional, traditional ways → the opposite meaning
7. be spontaneous = doing something without stopping to think or plan; do something on the spur of the moment → the same meaning
8. have a rigid outlook = fixed attitude; be versatile = having many different skills / to be adaptable → near opposites (although flexible would be the exact opposite)