RBSE 10th English Model Paper Set 1 with Answers

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RBSE Class 10 English Model Paper Set 1 with Answers

Time: 2.45 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions to the Examinees :

1. Candidates must first write their Roll Nos. on the question paper.
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Write the answer to each question in the given answer-book only.
4. For questions having more than one part, the answers to those parts must be written together in continuity.
5. Write the correct serial number of each question as mentioned in the question paper.

Section – A

Reading

Question 1.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The great advantage of early rising is the good start, it gives us in our day’s work. The early riser has done a larger amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. In the early morning, the mind is fresh, and there are few sounds or other distractions, so that the work done at that time is generally well done. In many cases, the early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air and this exercise supplies him with a fund of energy that will last until the evening. By beginning so early he knows that he has plenty of time to do thoroughly all the work he can be expected to do and is not tempted to hurry over any part of it.

(i) Before other people have got out of bed, the early riser : [1]
(a) has done nothing
(b) has done a little amount of work
(c) has done a larger amount of work
(d) all of these
Answer:
(c) has done a larger amount of work

(ii) In the early hours of morning, many early risers find time to : [1]
(a) hear the songs in the fresh air
(b) work slowly in the fresh air
(c) take exercise in the fresh air
(d) make a noise in the fresh air
Answer:
(c) take exercise in the fresh air

(iii) In the morning, the air is generally [1]
(a) fresh
(b) stingy
(c) dirty
(d) none
Answer:
(a) fresh

(iv) Fill in the blank:
When our mind is ……………… we can do good work, (fresh/tense) [1]
Answer:
fresh

(v) Write the answer of the following:
(a) Why can we work better in the morning? [1]
(b) What are the two advantages of early rising? [1]
Answer:
(a) We can work better in the morning because the mind is fresh and there are few sounds or other distractions.
(b) The two advantages of early rising are : (i) Good start in day’s work, (ii) Time to take exercise.

Question 2.
Read the following passage and answer the questions:

We want purity- pure food, pure water, pure air. We long for pure surroundings. We yearn for pure heart and pure love. We prefer pure environment and pure society. We are fond of purity because purity promotes health. Impurities are injurious to health. Purity provides peace of mind. Impurities impair the mind. Both for physical health and mental health, we need purity.

We do require environmental purity for overall health. Purity of body is physical health. Purity of speech is unsullied truth. Purity of heart is unselfish love. Purity of thought is righteous reason. Purity of mind is wholesome peace. Purity of action is sincere and unselfish service. Purity of society is harmonious unity. Purity of environment is soul-elevating serenity.

In the Mahabharata, there is an interesting episode to illustrate the nature of purity. The Pandavas and the Kauravas were Drona’s disciples. They were once summoned by the preceptor Drona for a test. The eldest of the Pandavas, Yudhishthira, was asked to bring one bad person from the society. The eldest of the Kauravas, Duryodhana was asked to fetch one good person from the same society in Hastinapura. After a thorough search, both the cousins returned empty handed. The pure minded Yudhishthira found everyone to be pious and pure. The impure mind of Duryodhana found everyone to be evil and impure. As is the mind, so is the vision.

Purity of mind makes our vision, words and deeds pure. It has also the power to purify people. Evil has no place in the presence of purity. Nor can it (evil) face purity, as darkness cannot face the sun. It only gets changed into purity. Fools who come to scoff remain to pray in the presence of purity. Villains who come to harm stand in adoration in the presence of purity. Murderers become votaries of peace in the presence of purity.

(i) We prefer purity because purity : [1]
(a) promotes our wealth
(b) promotes our health
(c) promotes our ideas
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) promotes our health

(ii) Impurities are : [1]
(a) harmful for all of us
(b) harmful for our physical health
(c) harmful for our mental health
(d) all of these
Answer:
(d) all of these

(iii) Duryodhana was asked to fetch one ………………… person from the society. [1]
(a) good
(b) bad
(c) villain
(d) thug
Answer:
(a) good

(iv) Purity of mind is : [1]
(a) wholesome peace
(b) righteous reason
(c) unselfish love
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) wholesome peace

(v) It is only ……………… that spoils the mind. [1]
(a) purity
(b) impurity
(c) society
(d) teaching
Answer:
(b) impurity

(vi) Fill in the blanks:
(a) In the presence of purity fools who come to ……………… remain to pray. [1]
(b) The name of the Guru of Yudhishthira was ……………… [1]
Answer:
(a) scoff
(b) Drona

(vii) Write similar words of the following words from the passage: [1 + 1 = 2]
(a) earnest
(b) bare
Answer:
(a) sincere
(b) empty

Grammar

Question 3.
Choose the correct form of the verb:

(i) Radhika cannot walk. She ……………… (hurt) her leg. [1]
(a) hurts
(b) hurt
(c) has hurt
(d) will hurt
Answer:
(c) has hurt

(ii) The last train ……………… (leave) at midnight. [1]
(a) leaves
(b) left
(c) has left
(d) had left
Answer:
(a) leaves

(iii) Columbus ……………… (discover) America. [1]
(a) discover
(b) discovered
(c) discovers
(d) will discover
Answer:
(a) discover

(iv) They ……………… (live) here since 1954. [1]
(a) live
(b) is living
(c) has lived
(d) have been living
Answer:
(a) live

Question 4.
Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:

(i) She said to me, “Yesterday I saw the movie ‘Bagwan’. [1]
Answer:
She told me that she had seen the movie ’Bagwan’ the day before.

(ii) Tom said to me, “Will you go with me there?” [1]
Answer:
Tom asked me if I would go with him there.

Question 5.
Combine the following pairs of sentences:

(i) This is the boy. All like him. [whom] [1]
Answer:
This is the boy whom all like.

(ii) This is the studio. Shooting takes place here, [where] [1]
Answer:
This is the studio where shooting takes place.

Question 6.
Change the following sentences into passive-voice:

(i) Who bought it? [1]
Answer:
By whom was it bought?

(ii) Many people opposed this. [1]
Answer:
This was opposed by many people.

Question 7.
Frame question to get the following answer: [1]
Que : How …………………… ?
Ans : He crossed the river by boat.
Answer:
How did he cross the river?

Question 8.
Add Question-Tag to the statement given below: [1]
I never tried to do it, ……………….. ?
Answer:
did I ?

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks:
(i) He has both time ……………….. money to play tennis. (and/but) [1]
(ii) The rain fell ……………….. heavily that we all got wet soon, (as/so) [1]
(iii) He is ……………….. simple to oppose nonsense. (too/so) [1]
Answer:
(i) and
(ii) so
(iii) too

Section – B

Answer the following questions in 40-50 words:

Question 10.
Where did the ceremonies take place ? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone ? [Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom] [2]
Answer:
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. There are so many buildings in India made of sandstone. Some of them are : The Parliament House, The President House, The Red Fort, The Jama Masjid, and The Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.

Question 11.
Why does the poet think to turn and live with animals? [Animals] [2]
Answer:
The poet thinks to turn and live with animals because animals are very calm and complete in all respects. They are satisfied with what they have. They do not complain over their lot. They lead a peaceful and self-contained life.

Question 12.
How is Ausable different from other secret agents? [The Midnight Visitor] [2]
Answer:
According to Fowler, Ausable does not fit any description of a secret agent. Ausable is very fat. His accent is not proper. He looks like a common man. Thus, he is different from other secret agents.

Question 13.
How did the invisible man first become visible ? [Footprints without Feet] [2]
Answer:
To comfort himself from the cold, the invisible man slipped into a big London store where he first became visible when he put on clothes, shoes and a hat.

Question 14.
What land of a person is Mme Loisel? Why is she always unhappy ? [The Necklace] [2]
Answer:
Mme Loisel is a pretty woman. But she is not so well-to-do. She is born in a family of clerks. Her husband is also a clerk. She is always unhappy as she feels herself born for all delicacies and luxuries.

Question 15.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

TODAY, Monday, Wanda Petronski was not in her seat. But nobody, not even Peggy and Madeline, the girls who started all the fun, noticed her absence. Usually Wanda sat in the seat next to the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen. She sat in the corner of the room where the rough boys who did not make good marks sat, the corner of the room where there was most scuffling of feet, most roars of laughter when anything funny was said, and most mud and dirt on the floor.

(i) Where did Wanda sit in the class ? [2]
Answer:
Wanda sat in the seat next to the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen.

(ii) What kind of boys used to sit in the corner ? [2]
Answer:
Rough boys who did not get good marks sat in the corner.

Question 16.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Ramlal had seven children – three sons and four daughters, and the youngest of them was Bholi. It was a prosperous farmer’s household and there was plenty to eat and drink. All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong. The sons had been sent to the. city to study in schools and later in colleges. Of the daughters, Radha, the eldest, had already been married. The second daughter Mangla’s marriage had also been settled, and when that was done, Ramlal would think of the third, Champa. They were good-looking, healthy girls, and it was not difficult to find bridegrooms for them. But Ramlal was worried about Bholi. She had neither good looks nor intelligence.

(i) How were the other girls of Ramlal? [2]
Answer:
The other girls of Ramlal were good-looking and healthy.

(ii) Why was Ramlal worried about Bholi? [2]
Answer:
Ramlal was worried about Bholi because she had neither good looks nor intelligence.

Question 17.
Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

(i) What fell over the poet ? [2]
Answer:
A shower of snow particles fell over the poet.

(ii) What caused these snow particles to fall ? [2]
Answer:
The snow particles fell down as a crow sitting on a hemlock tree shook its feathers.

Question 18.
Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:

The true Chameleon is small,
A lizard sort of thing;
He hasn’t any ears at all,
And not a single wing.
If there is nothing on the tree,
‘Tis the chameleon you see.

(i) How does the poet describe the chameleon ? [2]
Answer:
The poet describes the chameleon as a lizard – like, ear-less, wing-less, tree-dwelling creature.

(ii) Why is it difficult to spot a chameleon on a tree ? [2]
Answer:
It is difficult to spot a chameleon on ,a tree because he changes his colour to match the surroundings.

Answer the following questions in 100 words:

Question 19.
“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest ? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly? [His First Flight] [3]
Or
What were the reasons for the woman in the control room to look at the narrator strangely? [The Black Aeroplane]
Answer:
“The sight of the food maddened him.” It suggests that he was extremely hungry. He hadn’t eaten anything for the last twenty four hours. He was not given food so that he himself could try to fly to reach her mother for food. When he saw his mother tearing a fish that lay at her feet, he felt all the more hungry. He, too, loved to tear the food that way. It was only his hunger that compelled the young seagull to finally fly.

Or

When the narrator landed safely, he could not see his guiding aeroplane in the sky. He wanted to see the man who was flying the aeroplane in the storm clouds. So he went straight to the control room and asked the woman in the control centre about the pilot of the mysterious black aeroplane who helped him in landing safely. At this, she looked at the narrator strangely, because there was storm and no aeroplane was flying in such a bad weather there. There was no other aeroplane and pilot over there in the sky. She saw only narrator’s aeroplane on the radar.

Question 20.
How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay? [From the Diary of Anne Frank] [3]
Or
How can you say that Wanda liked her old school, its students and teachers? [The Hundred Dresses – II]
Answer:
Anne talked a lot in the class. The Maths teacher, Mr Keesing was viked by her behaviour. In order to give punishment, he asked her to write an essay on the topic ‘A Chatterbox’. Anne justified her being a chatterbox in her essay by arguing that talking is a student’s trait. She said that she would do her best to keep her chattering under control. She also mentioned that in spite of her efforts, she would never be able to cure herself of the habit since she was as much talkative as her mother. She wrote that talkativeness was her inherited trait and it could not be cured.

Or

Wanda Petronski moved away to big city with her family. From there she wrote a letter to her old teacher, Miss Mason. She wrote that she missed that school and her new teacher did not equalize with Miss Mason. She did not complain about Peggy’s misconduct too. She wished Merry Christmas to Miss Mason and everybody. She gifted all the drawings of hundred dresses to all her old friends. All these facts show that she liked her old school, its students and teachers. Though she was misbehaved by girls, but she never took offence.

Question 21.
How can you say that the people of Goa are still fond of bread ? [A Baker From Goa] [3]
Or
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent ? [Coorg]
Answer:
We can say so because the makers of bread are still there in Goa. Now the baker is called pader. There are still the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. The fire of the furnaces hasn’t yet been extinguished. A party or feast loses its charm without bread. The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the occasion of her daughter’s engagement. Maybe the fathers are not alive but the sons are still carrying on the family profession of making bread. They are very popular in society and prosperous too.

Or

There are two stories about the Kodavu people’s descent.
According to the first story, they belong to Greek. A part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled here when return became impractical. These people married the locals. Their culture can clearly be seen in their martial traditions, marriage and religious rites. According to the second story, they belong to Arabic descent. They wear a long, black coat with an embroidered waist-belt that is known as kuppia which is like the kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.

Question 22.
Draw a character-sketch of Mrs Pumphrey. [A Triumph of Surgery] [3]
Or
Why did Hari Singh choose Anil as his next victim ? [The Thief s Story]
Answer:
Mrs Pumphrey is a very rich lady. She loves her pet Tricki very much. She treats him like her own child. Tricki has his own beds and bowls. He has a number of coats according to the weather. Mrs Pumphrey provides his favourite food for him. When Tricki falls ill, she is shocked to see his appearance because he has become hugely fat and his eyes are the bloodshot and rheumy. She sends him to a veterinary surgeon. Thus, we can say that Mrs Pumphrey is a very loving and caring mistress for Tricki.

Or

Hari Singh was an experienced thief. Though he was only fifteen yet he knew about his profession a lot. He was an expert at his job. He very well knew what type of persons should be chosen to be robbed. When Hari Singh met Anil, he was watching a wrestling match. He saw that Anil was quite easy-going, kind and simple. He seemed careless too. So he chose Anil as his next victim and set to work.

Section – D

Question 23.
Imagine that you are Arun living in Prabha Nagar. Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you some money to buy a bicycle. You may touch upon the following points : [4]
(a) Your school has been shifted to a new building five kilometres away from the town.
(b) No bus is available to reach school in time.
(c) Necessity of a bicycle.
(d) Request for sending money.
Or
Suppose you are Sumant/Sujata, a student of Govt Senior Secondary School, Jarkana. Write a letter to the Principal of your school requesting him/her to allow you to play a friendly cricket match (interclass) on the school playground. You are the captain of your team. You may touch the following points :
(i) Day and date along with time.
(ii) Requirement of staff.
(iii) Accessories you need.
Answer:
Vikas Villa
Prabha Nagar
2 August 20_ _

My dear Father
I am well here and hope the same for you all. Our school has been shifted to a new building in Pratap Nagar. It is five kilometres away from the city. No bus is available on this route. I want to buy a bicycle to reach there in time. Kindly send ₹ 3500/- to buy it. Kindly convey my best regards to dear Mummy and love to Raju.
Yours affectionately
Arun

Or

Room No. 121
Neelgiri Hostel
Govt S. S. School
Jarkana
16 September 20_ _

The Principal
Govt Senior Secondary School
Jarkana

Subject : To get permission to play a friendly cricket match

Sir
The team of our class wants to play a friendly cricket match with the team of class X B on the coming Sunday on the playground of our school. It will be very kind of you if you permit us to play the match. I invite all the staff members to enjoy the match and cheer us. On behalf of both the teams, I assure you that we will play in a friendly and disciplined way.

I request you to order our physical education teacher to issue us the accessories of the game.
We’ll deposit them intact after the match.
Thanking you.

Yours obediently
Sumant/Sujata
Captain
Class X A

Question 24.
Write a story using the outline given below. Assign a suitable title and moral to it: [Words limit 150-200] [4]

A small mouse ………….. a sleeping lion. The mouse slides ………….. lion’s body ………….. lion wakes up ………….. catches the mouse ………….. the mouse ………….. for mercy ………….. promises to help someday ………….. lion laughs ………….. hunters ………….. a huge rope snare ………….. lion is caught ………….. roars for help. The mouse ………….. nibbles the snare ………….. lion is freed ………….. .

Or
Write a story using the outline given below. Assign a suitable title and moral to it: [Words limit 150-200]

(A wolf drinking water up the stream ………….. a poor lamb down the stream ………….. The wicked wolf ………….. eating the lamb ………….. an excuse to kill ………….. and eat ………….. shouts ………….. you abused ………….. last year ………….. not even born ………….. thinks of ………….. other excuse ………….. must be your father ………….. No, I can apology for my father. The wolf ………….. furious ………….. pounces upon the poor lamb ………….. eats its delicious flesh.)

Answer:
The Lion and the Mouse
A small mouse crept up to a sleeping lion. The mouse admired the lion’s ears, his long whiskers and his great mane.

He climbed up onto the lion’s tail, ran across his back, slid down his leg and jumped over his paw. The lion awoke and quickly caught the mouse between his claws.

“Please,” said the mouse, “let me go and I’ll come back and help you someday.”

The lion laughed and said, ‘You are so small! How could you ever help me ?”

The lion laughed so hard that he had to hold his belly ! The mouse jumped and ran away.

The next day, two hunters came to the jungle and set a huge rope snare. When the lion came home that night, he stepped into the trap.

He roared ! He wept ! But he couldn’t pull himself free.

The mouse heard the lion’s pitiful roar and came back to help him. He began nibbling until the rope broke. The lion was able to shake off the other ropes that held him tight. He stood up free again.

The lion turned to the mouse and said, “Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being small. You helped me by saving my life after all !”

Moral: Kindness begets kindness.

Or

The Wolf and the Lamb
Once a wolf was drinking water at the head of a stream, when he saw a lamb drinking water from the same source down at some distance. The cunning wolf began to think of an excuse for attacking the gentle lamb and eating him. So he shouted down at the lamb, “How dare you make the water dirty I am drinking ?”

The poor lamb gently said, “How can I make your water dirty since it flows from you to me and not from me to you ?”

The wolf began thinking cunningly of some other excuse in order to make an issue. “Do you remember that you abused me last year ?” said the wolf to the innocent lamb.

“But, sir,” replied the lamb in a trembling voice, “I wasn’t even born a year ago.”

“Shut up, you fool” shouted the wolf again. “If it were not you then it must have been your father who abused me long ago.”

“At the most, I can apologise on behalf of my erring father if he at all ever did so,” pleaded the lamb trembling.

“I think you’re the kind of fellow who first commits a sin and then tries to argue it out. Let me teach you and your family a good lesson”, saying this the wolf jumped upon the poor lamb, tore it to pieces and ate it.

Moral: Any excuse will serve a wicked person.

Question 25.
Write a paragraph on the given visual – aid. (Words limit 150-200) [4]

Or
Write a paragraph on the given visual – aid. (Words limit 150-200)

Answer:
It is scientifically proved that yoga is the best way to keep ourselves fit. It is an act that unites the body with the soul. It is a means through which we Gan attain inner peace. The great relaxing effect that yoga has on our minds has innumerable health benefits. It originated in ancient India during the Indus Valley Civilization and has grown in popularity ever since. Currently yoga is used as a therapy for cancer, infertility, lung disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, insomnia, high blood pressure and joint pain. Yoga has the ability to activate the parasympathetic nervous system that reduces stress and allows the body to heal itself. The inverting, twisting and compressing that occur in yoga postures enhance the circulation of blood and body fluids. It also helps in keeping our physical and mental health intact. It helps us to connect with nature. Furthermore, our body becomes more flexible after consistent yoga practice. We also develop a great sense of self-discipline and self-awareness. In short, yoga improves our well-being and gives us better mental clarity.

Or

Evils of Smoking
Smoking is a bad habit. It does no good to the person who smokes. Nobody can tell only one good thing that smoking do to a man. It is a great nuisance even to passive smokers. In fact, a smoker is committing a slow-motion suicide. They are endangering not only their lives but also even of those who are per-force inhaling the smoke. Smoking is not food. It is not a medicine also. It is simply nicotine which is a poison. But unfortunately, most of us do. Nicotine increases the amount of mono-oxide in blood and cuts the level of oxygen intake. It weakens the willpower of the smoker. In India a statutory warning is printed on each tobacco product, but no avail. Smoking spells ruin to one’s health. It opens the gateway, of physical downfall and speedy death. Tobacco consumption can cause cancer of mouth, throat and lungs. About fifty per cent of cancer cases in India are related to tobacco consumption. ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ is a well-known slogan which everybody knows. But today smoking is growing in our country. So the government has banned smoking on public places.