RBSE Model Paper 2024 Solution – English
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SECTION. A (READING)
1.) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:-
Once Hem and Haw would take their friends by to see their pile of Cheese at Cheese station C, and point to it with pride, saying,” Pretty, nice Cheese, huh?” Sometime they shared it with their friends and sometime they didn’t. “We deserve this Cheese.” Hem said, “We certainly had to work long and hard enough to find it.” He picked up a nice piece and ate it. Afterward, Hem fell asleep, as he often did. Every night the Little people would waddle home, full of Cheese, and every morning they would return for more. This went on for some time.
(i) Who were friends? [1]
(A) Tom and Jerry (B) Ping and Pong (C) Hem and Haw (D) None of these.
ANS:(C) Hem and Haw
(ii) Where was the pile of cheese? [1]
(A) Chees stand (B) Cheese station. (C) Railway station (D) Cheese station C
ANS:Cheese station C
(iii) Who said,” We deserve this cheese: ? [1]
(A) Haw (B) Hem (C) Cheese (D) Little people
ANS:(B) Hem
(iv) Who ate the a piece of Cheese? [1]
(A) He (B) Hem (C) Haw (D) None of these.
ANS:(B) Hem
(v) Choose similar word of the following from the Passage. :- [1]
“Qualify.”
(A) Shared (B) Pile (C) Waddle (D) Deserve
ANS:(D) Deserve
(vi) Choose the opposite word of the following from the passage. :- [1]
“Enemy”
(A) Pretty (B) Certainly (C) Pile (D) Friend.
ANS: (D) Friend
(2) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
There was a young student-archer who reached such proficiency in his art that he could shoot an arrow into a tree and then cleave that arrow into two with the next shot. He began to boast that he was a greater archer than his Guru. One day his guru, about seventy years old, asked the youth to accompany him on a trip across the hills. The journey was uneventful until they came to a deep Chasm. A single log spanned the chasm. The guru walked down to the centre of the log, unshouldered his bow and taking an arrow shot it into a tree on the other side. His next shot cleaved the first arrow into two “Now it’s your turn” he said, The youth stepped on the log slowly and carefully. But his heart was in his mouth. He knew that if he lost his footing he would plunge to his death. His hands trembled as he strung an arrow into his bow, He could not focus on the target. When he shot the arrow, it missed the tree altogether. Whimpering, he turned around. “Help me” he shouted to his guru. “I’ll fall” The old man walked up to him, took his hand and led him to safety, neither of them said a word. On the return journey the boy had realized that to be a master of his art it was not enough. To know, how to control the bow, he had to learn how to control his mind too.
(i) How old was the guru?
ANS: The guru’s age seventy years old.
(ii) What spanned the chasm [1]
ANS:A single log spanned the chasm.
(iii) What was the quality of young archer? [1]
ANS: The quality of young archer was how to control the bow, he had to learn how to control his mind too.
(iv) When was the young archer afraid? [1]
ANS: When guru said “Now it’s your turn” then he afraid.
(v) Who missed the target? [1]
ANS:young archermissed the target.
(vi) Who helped the young archer and how? [1]
ANS: The guru helped the young archer. The old man guru walked up to him, took his hand and led him to safety, neither of them said a word.
(vii) When did the young archer shout? [1]
ANS:When he shot the arrow, it missed the tree altogether. Whimpering, he turned around. he shouted to his guru.
(viii) Write the similar word of the following from the passage: [1]
“Gulf”
ANS: Chasm
(ix) Write the opposite word of the following from the passage: [1]
“Depart”
ANS: Came
SECTION B (WRITING)
(3) You are Lavisha living in Siddharth Nagar Ajmer. Your friend Khushnika has won a Gold medal in the State Level Chess Competition. Write a letter to congratulate her on her success. [5]
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Lavisha
45, Vinayak Marg,
Siddharth Nagar, Ajmer
Date: 22nd September 2023
Dear Khushnika,
How are you? Khushnika, I know you are doing your study well. I heard that you won a Gold medal in the State Level Chess Competition. I know you play chess very well. I congratulate you for your grand achievement in State Level Chess Competition. I give best luck for your next national level Chess Competition. Also you do your regular study for your higher secondary examination.
Your Loving Friend
Lavisha
OR
You are Shlok of class X of Government Senior Secondary School Kalanada, Ajmer. Write a formal E-mail to the Principal of your school at [email protected] requesting to arrange extra classes for English, Mathematics and Science.
ANS:
From: [email protected]
Subject: Request for arrange extra classes for English, Mathematics and Science.
Respected Sir,
I am Shlok, student of class X of Government Senior Secondary School Kalanada, Ajmer. In next month, our secondary examination has come but our syllabus is not complete. I request you to arrange extra classes for English, Mathematics and Science. These classes help to build confidence in students for facing secondary examinations.
I would be extremely thankful to you if my request is obliged with.
Shlok
Class X Student
Government Senior Secondary School Kalanada.
(4) Write a story with the help of given outlines in about 80 words. Give the title and moral to it. [4]
Two cats. …………… a piece of bread …………….. divide ………………. one piece bigger …………… quarrel …………….. a monkey …………….. smaller than the other ………….. eat ……………..the cats request to return what was left ……………… refuses ……………… reward of his labour.
ANS:
THE CLEVER MONKEY AND THE CATS
Once upon a time there was 2 cats, they were passing through a forest. Suddenly they find the piece of cake. Both cats fought for piece of cake. “It is mine. I saw it first,” claimed one cat. While the other said, “I pounced upon it first and so it belongs to me.” A monkey sitting on the branch of the tree. The clever monkey smilingly broke the cake into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger that the other. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But, he had taken a big bite.The monkey took another bite. The two cats seeing they had found piece of cake getting smaller and smaller. When the whole cake was eaten by the monkey, the monkey said, “I am sorry. I was really difficult to divide that cake. Then the monkey jumped onto the tree and was gone. The monkey gots reward of his labour.
OR
A donkey…………….. carries salt ……………… stream ………………..by chance ……….. falls down …………. salt washed away …………… half bag remains …………… light………… feels happy ……………. master angry ………….. next time ……… carries cotton. …………….. stream ……………. falls down ……….. heavy ………..sad.
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A Donkey
Once upon a time there was a farmer. He has a donkey. He was doing his business of salt with the help of donkey. One day, a donkey was carrying salt. A river is came in their root. A donkey felt in river, the salt that donkey carry was washed away. Only half bags of salt remained. The weight of salt bag is less. The donkey was very happy. The farmer got very angry on donkey. Instead of salt the farmer took Cotton bags on donkey’s back. Same Situation happened that donkey fell in river but at that time the weight of cotton was increases. The donkey was vey sad. After this incident donkey never do such things.
(5) Write a paragraph in about 80 words on the event shown in the picture. [4]
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Village Fair
The given picture is about village fair which is held on special occasions in the villages. This fair is held at open space in the village. All the peoples of village come in this fair. Various shops of sweets, toys are there. Various playing instruments are come there. All peoples enjoy this event. I like village fair.diffrent form of magic shows, circus, and jatra show amuse the villagers,
OR
Write a paragraph in about 80 words on “DIWALI”
ANS:
Diwali
We celebrate Diwali in our country every year. It is one of the most important festival in India. It is festival of Hindus. It is festival of lights. Every year this festival comes in October or November month. We celebrate Diwali in our country on the occasion that Prabhu Shri ram came to Ayodhya on this day. All the peoples decorate their houses, offices with lights and “AkashKandil”. People buy new clothes. On this day all people worship of goddess Mahalaxmi. Peoples sends various sweets and gifts to their relatives. Children and all play with crackers and fireworks. Diwali is the festival of Joy and happiness.
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR)
(6) Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs given in the brackets:
(i) She phoned me after she………………. Udaipur. (reach) [1]
ANS:She phoned me after she reached Udaipur.
(ii) S.N.G. Sir ……………….. us English every day. (teach) [1]
ANS:S.N.G. Sirteaches us English every day.
(iii) I ………………… to Ajmer with Mr. Ravindra yesterday (go) [1]
ANS:I wentto Ajmer with Mr. Ravindra yesterday
(iv) We…………….. Our course already. (revise) [1]
ANS:We have revised our course already.
(7) Rewrite the following sentences changing them into Indirect Speech:
(i) Yatharth said to Somanshi,” Why do you disturb him?” [1]
ANS:Yatharth asked Somanshi why she disturbed him.
(ii) Mother said to me,” Don’t play in dust?” [1]
ANS:Mother ordered me not to play in dust.
(8) Fill in the blanks with a verb in agreement with its subject:
(i) Teacher along with all students …………… going on a picnic. (is/are) [1]
ANS:Teacher along with all students are going on a picnic.
(ii) The poor ……………. honest. (are / is) [1]
ANS:The pooris honest.
(9) Change the following sentences into Passive Voice:
(i) Sanjana gave me a gift on my birthday [1]
ANS:a gift was given by Sanjanaon my birthday.
(ii) Open the window. [1]
ANS: Let the window be opened.
(10) (i) Frame question of the following sentence:
She plays chess in the evening. When………………………………? [1]
ANS:When does she play chess?
(ii) Add Question Tag to the statement given below [1]
“Arun cannot drive a car ……….?”
ANS:Arun cannot drive a car, can he?
SECTION D (TEXT BOOK) (11)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Midway between Mysore and Coastal town of Mangalore sits a piece of heaven that must have drifted from the kingdom of god. This land of rolling hills is inhabited by a proud race of martial men, beautiful women and wild creatures. Coorg Or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty percent of this district. During the monsoons it pour enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The air breathes of invigorating coffee. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree canopies in prime corners. The people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arabic descent. The theory of Arab origin draws support from long, black coat with an embroidered waist belt worn by the Kodavus, known as Kuppia.
(i) Coorg is known as [1]
(A) Mysore (B) Kodagu. (C) Mangalore (D) Kalburgi
ANS:(B) Kodagu
(ii) In which state is Coorg situated? [1]
(A) Bihar (B) Maharashtra (C) Karnataka (D) Tamilnadu.
ANS:(C) Karnataka
(iii) What is famous in Coorg? [1]
(A) Coffee (B) martial men (C) wild creature (D) All of these
ANS:(D) All of these
(iv) What is Kuppia? [1]
ANS:The theory of Arab origin draws support from long, black coat with an embroidered waist belt worn by the Kodavus, known as Kuppia.
(v) When do visitors come to Coorg ? [1]
ANS:During the monsoonsvisitors come to Coorg.
(vi) Write the similar word of the following from the passage. [1]
“Paradise”
ANS:heaven
OR
Mij and I remained in London for nearly a month. He would play for hours with a selection of toys, ping-pong balls, marbles, rubber fruit, and a terrapin shell that I had brought back from his native marshes. With the ping pong ball he invented a game of his own which could keep him engrossed for up to half an hour at a time. A suitcase that I had taken to Iraq had become damaged on the journey home, so that the lid when closed, remained at a slope from one end to the other. Mij discovered that if he placed the ball on the high end it would run down the length of the suitcase. He would dash around to the other end to ambush. its arrival, hide from it, crouching, to spring up and take it by surprise, grab it and trot off with it to the high end once more.
(i) How long did Mij and writer remain in London? [1]
(A ) Year (B) A month (C) Two month (D) None of above.
ANS:(B) A month
(ii) What hed become damaged during the journey [1]
(A) a ball (B) a ping pong ball (C) a Marble (D) a suitcase.
ANS:(D) a suitcase.
(iii) Who played with toys and ping pong balls? [1]
(A) Writer (B) Mij (C) Both (D) None of above.
ANS:(B) Mij
(iv) What did Mij discover? [1]
ANS:Mij discovered that if he placed the ball on the high end it would run down the length of the suitcase.
(v) What were the things which Mij played with? [1]
ANS:Mij played with ping-pong balls, marbles, rubber fruit, and a terrapin shell
(vi) Write the similar word of the following from passage. [1]
“Astonish”
ANS: surprise
(12) Answer any three of the following questions in about 20-30 words each: [2×3=6]
(i) What do you know about the Kodavu people’s descent? (Coorg)
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(ii) What do you think about the danger of an unusual pet at home? (Mijbil the Otter)
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(iii) What is” twin obligations” according to Mandela? (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
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(iv) How did Valli gather the information about the bus journey? (Madam Rides the Bus).
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(13) Answer any one of the following questions in about 80 words: [5]
(i) Describe the dangerous situation the narrator found himself in. (The Black Aeroplane)
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(ii) How was prince Siddhartha transformed into Gautama Buddha? (The Sermon at Benares)
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(14) Answer any One of the following questions in about 40 words: [3]
(1) How did the Chubukovs prove themselves as good neighbour to Lomov? (The Proposal)
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(ii) How does the play ‘The Proposal’ conclude.(The Proposal)
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(15) Read any one of the following extracts and answer the questions that follow, [2×2=4]
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree.
(i) Who was sitting on hemlock tree?
ANS: The poet was sitting on hemlock tree.
(ii) What did the crow do?
ANS: The crow shook down the dust of snow on poet.
OR
Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio daggers on his toes.
(i) How did Custard look like?
ANS:Custard look likespikes on top of him and scales underneath. Custard’s Mouth like a fireplace.
(ii) Who was Custard?
ANS:Custard was a dragon.
(16) Answer any two out of three following questions in about 20 words: [2×2=4]
(i) Write the central idea of the poem, ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’. (A Tiger in the Zoo)
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(ii) What do you know about fire and ice indicate in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’? (Fire and Ice)
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(iii) How does the poem inspire human being? (The Trees)
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(17) Answer any one out of two following questions in about 80 words. [5]
(i) Draw a character sketch of Hari Singh. (The Thief’s story)
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(ii) What is the role of education in the life of Bholi? (Bholi)
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(18) Answer any two out of three following questions in about 20 words each: [2X2=4]
(i) What caused Horace Danby to become a thief? (A Question of Trust)
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(ii) How did Tricki manage his food at first? (A Triumph of Surgery)
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(iii) What was the reason of Liosel’s ruin? (The Necklace)
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(19) Choose the correct answer: [1×3=3]
(i) Who was great and mighty ? (The Book that Saved the Earth)
(A) Oop (B) Noodle (C) Think Tank (D) Omega
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(ii) How many species of butterflies did he collect? (The Making of scientist)
(A) Twenty nine (B) Thirty nine (C) Thirty five (D) Twenty five
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(iii) What language can Ausable speak? (The Midnight Visitor)
(A) Hindi and German (B) Hindi and English (C) French and Hindi (D) French and German
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