RBSE 10th English Model Paper Set 4 with Answers

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RBSE Class 10 English Model Paper Set 4 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 and answer the questions:

Gandhiji’s great aim in life was to improve the condition of the poor and suffering people, and to aid people in any way he could, but always without using force. He was against every sort of evil, no matter of what kind. When he tried to find out about the condition among the poor farm workers, the people crowded around him by the hundreds. When the police ordered Gandhiji to leave the place, he refused and in the court he explained why he could not obey. Then he asked the court to punish him for breaking the law. The court did not know what verdict to give in such a case, and so let him go free.

(i) Gandhiji was against : [1]
(a) non-violence
(b) the poor and the rich
(c) all evils
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) all evils

(ii) Gandhiji was ordered to leave the place by the : [1]
(a) magistrate
(b) British officer
(c) police
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) police

(iii) To improve the condition of the poor Gandhiji did not want to use ……………….. [1]
(a) force
(b) smile
(c) corruption
(d) law
Answer:
(a) force

(iv) Fill in the blank: [1]
Gandhiji asked to punish because he …………… the law. [stole/broke] [1]
Answer:
broke

(v) Write the answer of the following:
(a) What was Gandhiji’s great aim in life ? [1]
(b) When did the farm workers crowd around Gandhiji ? [2]
Answer:
(a) Gandhiji’s great aim in life was to improve the condition of the poor and suffering people.
(b) The farm workers crowded around Gandhiji when he tried to find out about their condition.

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

Nature has a holy plan, said William Wordsworth. Night follows the day; and winter follows autumn. When spring comes it will be pleasant everywhere, nature putting on new garb : trees blooming, swarms of bees and butterflies hopping from flower to flower and collecting nectar. When once the spring goes, and winter comes, there cannot be this riot of colours and the joy of beauty, certainly not for months to come. If the bee misses this spring and fails to collect the nectar, its larder should remain empty.

So, we must make hay while the sun shines. When the sky is overcast with clouds or when there is heavy downpour, we cannot make hay. We can make ft only when there is sunshine. We can strike only when the iron is hot. When the iron becomes cold, there is no use of striking it, however hard it may be. So, we .must do things at the right time. If once we postpone, only regret will remain. To delay in work is the thief of the time. A little delay does not matter, we tell ourselves and postpone. Finally it becomes our trait and we fail miserably in life. As students we cannot pass well in our examination, as freshers we fail to secure proper placement in life and as adults we leg behind in the race of life and finally we grow weak and old.

(i) ‘Nature has a holy plan’ says : [1]
(a) Kabirdas
(b) Milton
(c) Wordsworth
(d) Tulsidas
Answer:
(c) Wordsworth

(ii) We must make hay when : [1]
(a) the sky is overcast
(b) there is heavy downpour
(c) when the sun shines
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) when the sun shines

(iii) At the time of spring it seems as if nature has put on new ……………….. [1]
(a) colours
(b) garb
(c) leaves
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) garb

(iv) We can strike the iron when : [1]
(a) it is cold
(b) it is hot
(c) it is neither cold nor hot
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) it is hot

(v) We will have to ……………. if we don’t do any work in time. [1]
(a) feel happy
(b) enjoy
(c) regret
(d) none
Answer:
(c) regret

(vi) Fill in the blanks:
(a) If bees miss spring, they will not be able to collect ……………. [1]
(b) Delay in work make a man ……………. in life. [1]
Answer:
(a) nectar
(b) miserable

(vii) Write similar words of the following words from the passage: [1 + 1 = 2]
(a) cloudy
(b) warm
Answer:
(a) overcast
(b) hot

Grammar

Question 3.
Choose the correct form of the verb:

(i) He ……………. (not shave) since the day before yesterday. [1]
(a) has not shaved
(b) had not shaved
(c) will not shave
(d) shaves
Answer:
(a) has not shaved

(ii) The thief had escaped before he ……………. (come) into the room. [1]
(a) comes
(b) will come
(c) came
(d) has come
Answer:
(c) came

(iii) He always ……………. (work) very hard. [1]
(a) worked
(b) works
(c) work
(d) working
Answer:
(b) works

(iv) Let’s go out. It ……………. (not rain) now. [1]
(a) has not rained
(b) has not been raining
(c) did not rain
(d) is not raining
Answer:
(d) is not raining

Question 4.
Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
(i) The teacher said, “We don’t have much time for a match now”. [1]
(ii) “Why are you not appearing in exams?” said his friend. [1]
Answer:
(i) The teacher said that they didn’t have much time for a match then.
(ii) His friend asked (me) why I was not appearing in exams.

Question 5.
Combine the following pairs of sentences:
(i) This is the teacher. He teaches us English. [who] [1]
(ii) The place is neat. We live there. [where] [1]
Answer:
(i) This is the teacher who teaches us English.
(ii) The place where we live is neat.

Question 6.
Change the following sentences into passive-voice:
(i) Are they offering him a chair? [1]
(ii) I opened the door. [1]
Answer:
(i) Is he being offered a chair by them?
(ii) The door was opened by me.

Question 7.
Frame question to get the following answer:
Which book ……………… ? [1]
I have bought a grammar of English.
Answer:
Which book have you bought?

Question 8.
Add Question-Tag to the statement given below:
I am late today, ……………….. ? [1]
Answer:
aren’t I?

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks:
(i) It is ……………….. late to be done about it now. (too/so) [1]
(ii) Take advantage ……………….. the opportunity is there, (while/yet) [1]
(iii) The road is dangerous ……………….. it is not repaired, (yet/so) [1]
Answer:
(i) too
(ii) while
(iii) yet

Section – B

Answer the following questions in 40-50 words:

Question 10.
Where is Coorg ? [Coorg] [2]
Answer:
Coorg or Kodagu is situated in the state of Karnataka. It is the smallest district of Karnataka. It is situated in the midway between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore. It is a land of rolling hills having evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations.

Question 11.
How are animals different from humans in possessing things ? [Animals] [2]
Answer:
Animals are different from humans in possessing things. They do not become mad for possessing things. There are only human beings who become mad in this respect. Animals are calm, peaceful and content in themselves. But humans are never satisfied with what they have.

Question 12.
Why was Sulekha called Bholi ? [Bholi] [2]
Answer:
The word Bholi gives the sense of simple. At ten month’s age, Sulekha had fallen off the cot. It perhaps had damaged some part of her brain. Hence, she was a slow learner and less smart as compared to kids of her age. Being a simpleton, she was called Bholi.

Question 13.
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’ ?
[The Book That Saved the Earth] [2]
Answer:
In the twentieth century, there were books about everything. Books taught people how to, when to, where to, and why to. They illustrated, educated, punctuated, and even decorated. Hence, it was called the ‘Era of the Book.’

Question 14.
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki ? [A Triumph of Surgery] [2]
Answer:
Tricki is the name of the dog. Mrs Pumphrey is his caring owner. She is worried about Tricki because he looks listless. He seems to have no energy. She thinks that he is suffering from malnutrition. She thinks that she should take him to a veterinary surgeon.

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

A deep silence met the reading of this letter. Miss Mason took off her glasses, blew on them and wiped them on her soft white handkerchief. Then she put them on again and looked at the class, When she spoke her voice was very low.

“I am sure that none of the boys and girls in Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone’s feelings because his or her name happened to be a long, unfamiliar one. I prefer to think that what was said was said in thoughtlessness.

I know that all of you feel the way I do, that this is a very unfortunate thing to have happened unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it.”

(i) What did Miss Mason do after reading the letter? [2]
Answer:
Miss Mason took off her glasses and wiped them on her soft white handkerchief.

(ii) How was Miss Mason’s voice when she spoke? [2]
Answer:
When she spoke her voice was very low.

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

He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing.

Later, he patted me on the head and said never mind, he’d teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.

(i) Where was Anil’s room? [2]
Answer:
Anil’s room was over Jumna Sweet Shop.

(ii) Why was the narrator grateful? [2]
Answer:
He was grateful because he would learn to write like an educated man.

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

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And save some part
Of a day I had rued.

(i) What effect did the crow’s act have on the poet ? [2]
Answer:
The crow’s act changed the poet’s mood for the better.

(ii) How was the poet’s day before this occurrence ? [2]
Answer:
The poet’s day had been disappointing before this occurrence.

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

Though to distinguish beasts of prey
A novice might nonplus,
The Crocodile you always may
Tell from the Hyena thus:
Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

(i) What may confuse a novice with regard to wild animals ? [2]
Answer:
A novice may be confused in identifying beasts of prey.

(ii) How does the poet distinguish a hyena from a crocodile ? [2]
Answer:
The poet says that while a hyena seems to smile, a crocodile appears to shed tears.

Section – C

Answer the following questions in 100 words:

Question 19.
What made Lencho feel ‘the post office employees are a bunch of crooks’? [A Letter to God] [3]
Or
What does Nelson Mandela mean by an “extraordinary human disaster” ?
[Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]
Answer:
Lencho had written a letter to God to send him a hundred pesos as his crops were totally destroyed by the hailstorm. He was sure of getting help from God. When he got seventy pesos, he did not show the slightest surprise. But when he counted the money, he became angry. He thought that God could not have denied his request. He at once wrote another letter to God to inform that the post office staff was ‘a bunch of crooks’. He requested to God to send the rest of the money, but not through the mail.

Or

There was the practice of apartheid in South Africa. The black suffered most due to colour discrimation. The policy of aparthied of white race against the black people is called an “extraordinary human disaster” by Mandela. The white people ruled South Africa and snatched the freedom of the black natives of the country. The black people of the country were not free to discharge their obligations to their families and societies. If they tried to do so, they would be sent to jail and bound to live a life of a slave.

Question 20.
How did the pilot of Dakota-088 land safely? [Black Aeroplane] [3]
Or
Write a brief sketch of Anne’s life. [From the Diary of Anne Frank]
Answer:
The pilot of Dakota-088 was lost in the storm. All his instruments like compass and radio stopped working. He was helpless now in the stormy clouds. Suddenly a strange black aeroplane appeared in the clouds. It had no light on its wings but the pilot of Dakota-088 could see the face of the pilot who turned his aeroplane before the pilot of Dakota-088 and waved his hand to follow him. The pilot of Dakota-088 followed the black aeroplane. The pilot of the black aeroplane guided him and took him out of the storm safely. Thus, the black aeroplane helped the pilot of Dakota-088 and made him landed safely.

Or

Anne’s full name was Anneliese Marie. She was born on June 12, 1929. She was a German born Jewish girl. She wrote her diary while she was hiding in Amsterdum during Second World War. She was an intelligent girl during her schooling. She showed good sense of humour when Mr Keesing was annoyed with her. Anne was also skilled in writing. Unfortunately Anne died of typhus in 1945. But her father found her diary and got it published. We are able to know about Anne’s thoughts from her diary. It is described as the work of a mature and insightful mind. The diary provides an intimate examination of Anne’s daily life.

Question 21.
Draw a character-sketch of Maddie. [The Hundred Dresses – I]
Or
How did Kisa Gotami realize that the life and death is a normal process?
[The Sermon at Benares]
Answer:
Maddie is a classmate of Peggy and Wanda. She is also a poor girl. She wears others hand-me down clothes. Her mother changes the trimmings of the dresses so nobody can know about the dresses that they are old. She is an inseperable friend of Peggy. She feels embarrassed when Peggy asks Wanda how many dresses, and how many hats, how many shoes, and how many this and that she has. She has a high opinion about Peggy. She thinks that Peggy can never do anything that is wrong. She knows that she would never have courage to speak right out to Peggy not to tease Wanda.

Or

When Gotami did not get mustard-seed from anywhere, she sat down by the side of the road. By the lights of the city, Gotami learnt the fate of men. She learnt that their lives are like lights. As the lights flicker up and extinguish again, so is the life of living beings that flickers up and extinguishes again. Knowing that death has not spared a house, she became weary and hopeless. She sat down at the wayside watching the lights of the city. While watching the flickering and extinguishing of lights, she learnt that life and death is a normal process.

Question 22.
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment. [Footprints without Feet] [3]
Or
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin ? How could she have avoided it. ? [The Necklace]
Answer:
Griffin was a scientist. He used to do so many scientific discoveries. But he used his scientific discovery.in doing wicked things. Once he swallowed some rare drugs and became invisible. He set fire to his landlord’s house. He entered a big London store and ate meat and took coffee there. He stole warm clothes, shoes and a hat from a big London store. He encountered the landlady of the inn and threw a chair. He stole the clergyman’s money. He did not hesitate to attack people. Thus, he was a wicked and lawless person. He had no morals.

Or

Matilda always wanted to have a luxurious life. One day, she borrowed a necklace from her friend for a party. But it was lost. Matilda and her husband bought. another diamond necklace to replace it. This took them in a heavy debt.

Matilda could have avoided it if she had been satisfied with what she had. Then, she should have confessed the loss of the necklace to her friend. If she had done so, she would have known that the jewels in the necklace were not real. It spoiled her whole life. She and her husband had to do extra work and live a life of a poor man.

Section – D

Question 23.
Suppose you are Kanta, studying in Govt Senior Secondary School, Kota. Write a letter to the Principal of your school complaining about the poor condition of your classroom. [4]
Or
Suppose you are Sunita/Roshan. Write an e-mail to be sent to your friend who has asked you to make arrangements for the stay of an uncle of her/his in your town.
Answer:
Station Road
Kota
3 January 20_ _

The Principal
Govt Senior Secondary School
Kota

Subject: Poor condition of classroom.
Sir

I want to draw your land attention to the poor condition of my classroom. The servant on duty does not clean it regularly. We have to sit mostly on the dusty chairs. Two windows of the classroom are broken. In rainy season the rainwater enters through the windows and disturbs our studies. In winter we shiver due to cold. The green board is very small and rough. More than half of the benches are broken.

I request you to look into the matter and do the needful.
Regards

Yours obediently
Kanta
Monitor X A

Or

To	sandhya@gmail.com
Cc
Bcc
Subject	For the arrangement of your uncle.
Text	Dear Sandhya, I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed your mail in my inbox. I am very glad to learn that your uncle with his family is visiting our town. Today I have made every arrangement for their pleasant stay in Hotel Inn. It is not very far from railway station. It is one of the best hotels in our city. As for the site seeing, I have booked a taxi. It will pick up them from the station. If they wish I’ll go with them so that I might guide them. It has been a great chance for you to come and visit our city. I think that you should also come with them. Regards to your parents and tell your uncle not to worry. Everything has been planned. Yours sincerely Sunita/Roshan

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

A ferocious lion ………………. attacks all the animals ………………. for prey ………………. hold a meeting ………………. one animal every day ………………. the turn of a wise rabbit ………………. reaches late ………………. coines a story ………………. another lion ………………. furious ………………. to a deep well ………………. sees his own reflection ………………. growls at his image ………………. sees and hears the same roar. ………………. jumps into the deep well ………………. loses his life ………………. the wise rabbit saves ……………….

Or
Write a story using the outline given below. Assign a suitable title and moral to it: (Words Limit: 150 – 200) [3]

One day ………………. hare ………………. boasts ………………. swift ………………. laughs ………………. tortoise gives challenge ………………. hare laughs ………………. race begins ………………. hare leaves far behind ………………. wants to play in the meadows ………………. snap ………………. tortoise continues ………………. one step after another ………………. hare wakes ………………. runs faster ………………. tortoise reaches ………………. waiting.

Answer:
The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit
Long time ago there lived a greedy lion in the forest. It started killing all the animals in the forest. Seeing this, the animals gathered and decided to approach the lion with the offer of one animal of each species volunteering itself to be eaten by the lion everyday. Now it was the turn of an old and wise rabbit. It went to the lion by sunset. The lion was angry at him. But the wise rabbit coined a story and told the lion that it was not his fault. He told the lion that on the way, an angry lion attacked him but he escaped to reach safely The lion became angry and asked to be taken to the location of the other lion.

The wise rabbit led the lion towards a deep well filled with water. Then he showed the lion his reflection in the water of the well. The lion was furious and started growling and naturally his image in the water, the other lion, was also equally angry. Then the lion jumped in the water to attack the other lion and kill him but lost his life in the well. Thus the wise rabbit saved the forest and all the animals from the proud lion.

Moral : Intelligence wins over might.

Or

The Tortoise and the Hare
One day a hare was boasting about how fast he could run. He boasted and even laughed at the tortoise, who was so slow. The tortoise stretched out his long neck and challenged the hare to a race, which, of course, made the hare laugh.

“A race, indeed, a race. Mr Tortoise, we shall race!” said the hare.

The race began, and the hare, being such a swift runner, soon left the tortoise far behind. About halfway through the course, it thought “I have plenty of time to play in the meadow here.” And so he did.

After the hare finished playing, he decided that he had time to take a little nap. So he took a nap under a tree.

The tortoise, in the meantime, continued to plod on. He never stopped, but took one good step after another.

The hare finally woke from his nap. “Time to get going,” he thought. And off he went faster than he had ever run before! He dashed as quickly as anyone ever could up to the finish line, where he met the tortoise, who was patiently awaiting his arrival.

Moral : Slow and steady wins the race.

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:
Television as a Means of Education
Television is one of the most distinguished inventions of modern age. Just turn on the switch and the whole world is in a small room. It brings immediate and first hand information with pictures about anything happening anytime, anywhere in the world.

Many people consider television as a means of recreation. No doubt, it has won the hearts of millions of people by its different entertaining programmes. But in many countries, television has been used as a source and tool of education. It is used for both formal and informal education. It boosts cultural, economic and social development activities. It makes people aware of their environment, rights, duties, privileges, etc. It enhances the quality of education.

Television is the strongest electronic media that has brought a revolution in social and cultural fields. Besides, it can be more educative if used wisely. In 2020, during lockdown period due to Covid 19, broadcasting of Ramayan on television became a source of entertainment as well as a chance to know about spiritual epics especially for children. People of all generations enjoyed it much after a long period of time.

Or

Preservation of Wild Life
The term ‘Wild Life’ means- the untamed and undomesticated animals living a free life in forests, valleys or hills. They are a beautiful link in our ecosystem and help sustain our environment. Man has been hunting wild animals for food, for adventure and for greed of money. Deforestation is also a cause of disappearance of wild animals. As an effort to preserve wild life, Central Wild Life Act was passed in 1972. Some voluntary organisations like the Bombay Natural History Society and the World Wild Life Funds are also doing praiseworthy work in this field. It is with the aim of preserving wild life that over two hundred sanctuaries have been established in India.

Wild life must be preserved because some wild animals work as natural scavengers. Some of these animals are the source of drugs like insulin and anti-venom. India is famous for her Gir lions all over the world. The sanctuaries are source of great income from tourism.

In short, wild animals and birds are highly useful to mankind. The government has introduced a number of measures to protect wild life and we also must do our best to save the glory of our country i.e. wild life from extinction.