RBSE Class 10 English Model Paper 2025-26 Solved
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Board	RBSE (BSER)
Class	10th (Secondary)
Subject	English
Session	2025-26
Total Marks	80
Duration	3 Hours 15 Min
Paper Type	Solved Paper
Answers	All 20 Questions

RBSE Class 10 English Model Paper 2025-26 Solved राजस्थान माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड द्वारा जारी आधिकारिक नमूना प्रश्न पत्र का संपूर्ण हल है। इस लेख में सभी 20 प्रश्नों के विस्तृत उत्तर दिए गए हैं।

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Section A – Reading (Solved)

Question 1 – Unseen Passage (Green Revolution)

Answers:

Question	Answer
(i)	(C) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan – He is known as the father of India's Green Revolution.
(ii)	(B) Wheat and rice – The Green Revolution primarily focused on wheat and rice cultivation.
(iii)	(A) 1970s – India became self-sufficient in food grain production by the 1970s.
(iv)	(C) Depletion of ground water – This was one of the negative effects of the Green Revolution.
(v)	(B) Punjab, Haryana – These states along with Western Uttar Pradesh were the main beneficiaries.
(vi)	(A) 73 million tonnes – Wheat production increased to 73 million tonnes by 2006.
(vii)	(B) Transformation – It means the same as 'conversion' or 'change'.
(viii)	(A) Self-sufficient – It is the opposite of 'dependence'.

Question 2 – Unseen Passage (Tourism)

Answers:

Question	Answer
(i)	Tourism benefits local communities by generating employment for guides, hotel workers, artisans and transporters. It also brings valuable foreign exchange and promotes cultural exchange.
(ii)	Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa are the states that have prospered through tourism. (Any two)
(iii)	Popular tourist places like the Taj Mahal face environmental degradation due to overcrowding and pollution.
(iv)	Commercialization of culture can lead to the loss of authentic traditions as performances become mere entertainment for tourists.
(v)	Local residents face rising costs of living as prices inflate in tourist areas.
(vi)	Sustainable tourism is the solution that balances economic benefits with cultural and environmental preservation. It includes limiting visitor numbers, promoting responsible behaviour, and investing in heritage conservation.
(vii)	Degradation – Similar word for 'Damage' or 'decline'.
(viii)	Conservation / Preservation – Opposite of 'Destruction'.

Section B – Writing (Solved)

Question 3 – Letter Writing

Answer:

OR (E-mail)

Question 4 – Story Writing

Answer:

OR

Question 5 – Paragraph Writing

Answer:

OR (Visual Aid - Air Pollution)

Section C – Grammar (Solved)

Question 6 – Tenses

Answers:

Part	Answer	Explanation
(i)	had explained	Past Perfect Tense (action completed before another past action)
(ii)	have not seen	Present Perfect Tense (with 'in my life')
(iii)	has been working	Present Perfect Continuous (with 'since 2015')
(iv)	will have completed	Future Perfect Tense (with 'By next year')

Complete Sentences:

• (i) The teacher had explained the lesson before the bell rang.
• (ii) I have not seen such a beautiful painting in my life.
• (iii) Rajni has been working in this company since 2015.
• (iv) By next year, Suresh will have completed his tenth class.

Question 7 – Subject-Verb Agreement

Answers:

Part	Answer	Rule
(i)	has	'Each of' takes singular verb
(ii)	know	'Neither...nor' – verb agrees with nearest subject (friends - plural)

Complete Sentences:

• (i) Each of the students has submitted the assignment.
• (ii) Neither Ramesh nor his friends know the correct answer.

Question 8 – Clauses (Combining Sentences)

Answers:

Part	Combined Sentence
(i)	He was so tired that he could not walk any further.
(ii)	The boy who won the first prize is my best friend.

Question 9 – Passive Voice

Answer:

Active Voice	Passive Voice
The teacher praised the students for their hard work.	The students were praised by the teacher for their hard work.

Question 10 – Indirect Speech

Answer:

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
The manager said to the employee, "Why have you not submitted the report yet?"	The manager asked the employee why he had not submitted the report yet.

Section D – Text Book (Solved)

Question 11 – Prose Extract (Nelson Mandela)

Answers:

Question	Answer
(i)	(B) African National Congress – Mandela joined the ANC to fight for freedom.
(ii)	(B) not free – He knew his people were not free.
(iii)	(D) hunger for the freedom of his people – His personal hunger for freedom turned into hunger for freedom of his people.
(iv)	(B) a bold man ready to sacrifice – The desire for freedom transformed him from a frightened young man into a bold one.
(v)	The speaker wanted his people to live with dignity and self-respect.
(vi)	The speaker used the comparison of chains to explain shared suffering. He said "the chains on anyone of my people were the chains on all of them."

OR (A Letter to God)

Question	Answer
(i)	(B) The postman – The postman handed the letter to Lencho.
(ii)	(A) To the window – Lencho went to the window to ask for paper and ink.
(iii)	(B) God – According to Lencho, God could not have made a mistake.
(iv)	(D) Sunday – Lencho came to the post office on Sunday.
(v)	Lencho went to the window to ask for paper and ink to write another letter.
(vi)	Lencho wrinkled his brow because of the effort he had to make to express his ideas in writing.

Question 12 – Short Answer Questions (First Flight) – Any Three

(i) Why does Anne want to keep a diary? (From the Diary of Anne Frank)

Answer: Anne wants to keep a diary because she feels that paper has more patience than people. She has no real friend to whom she can share her thoughts and feelings. She considers the diary as her true friend and names it 'Kitty'.

(ii) In what way, did the family help the young seagull during its first flight? (His First Flight)

Answer: The young seagull's mother helped him by flying near him with a piece of fish in her beak. When he dived towards the fish due to hunger, he found himself flying. His family members flew around him, screaming and praising him to encourage his first flight.

(iii) What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about? (A Baker from Goa)

Answer: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good old Portuguese days and the traditional bakers. They fondly remember the baker's musical entry with his bamboo staff, the fragrance of fresh bread, and the special bread-bangles and bol that were an integral part of Goan life.

(iv) Why was the otter named 'Maxwell's Otter'? (Mijbil the Otter)

Answer: The otter was named 'Maxwell's Otter' because it belonged to a previously unknown race of otters. When zoologists examined it, they discovered it was a new sub-species. It was named after Maxwell, its owner, and scientifically called 'Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'.

Question 13 – Long Answer (First Flight) – Any One

(i) What is known about the first sermon of Buddha? (The Sermon at Benares)

Answer: After attaining enlightenment under the Peepal tree at Bodhgaya, Buddha gave his first sermon at Benares (Varanasi). This sermon is known as 'Dharma Chakra Pravartana' or 'Turning of the Wheel of Law.'

In this sermon, Buddha taught about the Middle Path – avoiding both extreme luxury and extreme penance. He explained the Four Noble Truths: life is full of suffering, suffering is caused by desire, suffering can be ended by overcoming desire, and the Eightfold Path leads to the end of suffering.

Buddha also taught that death is inevitable and common to all beings. No one can escape death – not the young, old, or wise. He used the example of Kisa Gotami to show that mourning the dead is useless as death is universal.

(ii) Describe the popular legends that explain the discovery of tea. (Tea from Assam)

Answer: There are two popular legends about the discovery of tea:

Chinese Legend: According to this legend, a Chinese emperor was boiling water under a tree when some leaves fell into it. The emperor found the resulting drink delicious and refreshing. This was the accidental discovery of tea in China.

Indian Legend: According to this legend, Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist monk, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditation. Ten tea plants grew from his eyelids. When leaves from these plants were boiled, the drink banished sleep. This is how tea was discovered and became associated with keeping people awake.

Question 14 – Drama (The Proposal) – Any One

(i) What is Lomov's claim about the Oxen Meadows? (The Proposal)

Answer: Lomov claims that the Oxen Meadows belong to him. According to him, his aunt's grandmother gave the Meadows to Natalya's father's grandfather's peasants for temporary and free use. The peasants used the land for forty years and got accustomed to thinking of it as their own. However, Lomov argues that the documents clearly prove that the Oxen Meadows were originally his family's property.

(ii) Write the character sketch of Natalya. (The Proposal)

Answer: Natalya is the female protagonist of Anton Chekhov's play 'The Proposal.' She is a 25-year-old unmarried girl and the daughter of Stepan Chubukov, a wealthy landowner.

Quarrelsome Nature: Natalya is extremely argumentative. She fights with Lomov over petty issues like the ownership of Oxen Meadows and the quality of dogs.

Good Housekeeper: She is described as an excellent housekeeper, educated, and not bad-looking. She can manage household affairs well.

Desire for Marriage: Despite her quarrelsome nature, she is eager to get married. When she learns that Lomov came to propose, she immediately asks her father to bring him back.

Materialistic: She is concerned about property and possessions, as seen in her argument about the meadows.

Question 15 – Poetry Extract – Any One

Extract 1 (The Trees)

Question	Answer
(i)	(B) inside – The poetess sits inside her house.
(ii)	The poetess is writing long letters while sitting inside with doors open to the veranda. In her letters, she scarcely mentions the departure of the trees from her house.
(iii)	The sky is still open with the whole moon shining brightly. The night is fresh and beautiful.

OR Extract 2 (The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

Question	Answer
(i)	(B) a cutlass – The pirate held a cutlass (a short sword) bright in his teeth.
(ii)	One of the pirate's legs was made of wood. It was a wooden leg, which was unusual and gave him a fearsome appearance.
(iii)	The poet suggests that the pirate had evil intentions. The line "It was clear that the pirate meant no good" shows that the pirate had come to cause harm or trouble.

Question 16 – Poetry Short Answers – Any Two

(i) How does the tiger spend its life inside the zoo? (A Tiger in the Zoo)

Answer: The tiger in the zoo spends its life in frustration and boredom. It walks up and down in its cage with quiet rage. At night, it hears the patrolling cars and stares at the brilliant stars with its brilliant eyes. The tiger feels confined and longs for the freedom of the jungle.

(ii) Why does the poet say that no one will be sad? (For Anne Gregory)

Answer: The poet says that no one will be sad because of Anne Gregory's beauty. Young men are attracted to her beautiful yellow hair, not her inner self. However, an old religious man declared that only God can love someone for their true self, not for their physical appearance like yellow hair.

(iii) What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball? (The Ball Poem)

Answer: The poet says that the boy is learning the 'epistemology of loss' – meaning the knowledge or understanding of losing something. The boy learns that losses are a part of life and one must learn to accept them. He understands that some things cannot be brought back, and one must learn to stand up and move on after experiencing loss.

Question 17 – Long Answer (Poetry) – Any One

(i) What characteristics of the Bengal Tiger are described by the poet? (How to Tell Wild Animals)

Answer: In the poem "How to Tell Wild Animals," the poet Carolyn Wells humorously describes the characteristics of a Bengal Tiger:

Habitat: The Bengal Tiger is found in the jungles of the eastern regions, particularly in Bengal (India).

Appearance: The tiger has a beautiful yellow coat with black stripes. This noble wild beast has a tawny (yellowish-brown) skin.

Behavior: The poet humorously says that if a large animal with black stripes attacks you while you're roaming in the jungle, it's definitely a Bengal Tiger. If the tiger 'eats you,' that confirms its identity.

The poet uses humor to describe how one would recognize a tiger – essentially by being attacked by it. This satirical approach makes the identification method unforgettable yet dangerous!

(ii) Why does Amanda seem moody most of the time? (Amanda!)

Answer: Amanda seems moody most of the time because she is constantly being nagged and instructed by her parents (especially her mother). Throughout the poem, Amanda is told to sit straight, clean her room, finish homework, not eat chocolate, and not bite her nails.

This constant criticism and instruction makes Amanda withdraw into her own world of imagination. She daydreams of being a mermaid drifting freely in the sea, an orphan roaming the streets with freedom, or Rapunzel living peacefully in a tower.

Amanda's moodiness is actually a defense mechanism against the continuous restrictions on her freedom. She escapes into fantasy because reality offers her no space for self-expression. Her silence and dreamy nature are misunderstood as sulking, but she is actually seeking the freedom that every child desires.

Question 18 – Footprints Short Answers – Any Two

(i) Who tried to invade the earth in twenty first century? (The Book That Saved The Earth)

Answer: The Martians, led by Think-Tank (the Commander-in-Chief of Mars Space Control), tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century (around 2040). However, their invasion plan was cancelled when Think-Tank misinterpreted a nursery rhyme book 'Mother Goose' and thought that Earthlings were more powerful and dangerous than Martians.

(ii) Why do Bholi's parents accept Bishambhar's marriage proposal? (Bholi)

Answer: Bholi's parents accept Bishambhar's marriage proposal because they think no one else will marry Bholi due to her pock-marked face, stammering speech, and lack of beauty. Although Bishambhar is a wealthy man who is nearly fifty years old and has grown-up children, he does not demand any dowry. Ramlal and his wife consider this proposal a blessing and quickly accept it, fearing they might not get another opportunity.

(iii) Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki? (A Triumph of Surgery)

Answer: Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because the dog has become very fat and listless. Tricki has no energy, refuses to eat food, and just lies motionless all day. He vomits and has bouts of panting. Mrs. Pumphrey has been overfeeding Tricki with cream cakes, chocolates, and other rich foods. She is worried that Tricki might be seriously ill, though the actual problem is overeating and lack of exercise.

Question 19 – Footprints Long Answer – Any One

(i) Describe Anil's life style. How does he make money? (The Thief's Story)

Answer: Anil is a young man of about 25 years who lives an easy-going and carefree life. He lives alone in a room above a sweet shop in a city.

Lifestyle: Anil leads a simple and relaxed life. He is kind, trusting, and generous. He doesn't seem to worry much about money or possessions. He enjoys watching wrestling matches and spending time with friends.

Source of Income: Anil makes money by writing for magazines. However, his income is irregular and unpredictable. When he earns money, he spends it lavishly on friends and food. When he has no money, he borrows from others.

Character: Despite knowing that Hari Singh was not honest (he gave a false name and was obviously a thief), Anil trusted him and gave him work. He even noticed when Hari stole money from his groceries but said nothing. He smiled at Hari's theft, suggesting he knew but chose to give Hari a chance to reform. His kindness eventually transformed the thief into an honest person.

(ii) How are Max and Ausable different from each other? (The Midnight Visitor)

Answer: Max and Ausable are both secret agents, but they are completely different in appearance, methods, and personality:

Aspect	Ausable	Max
Appearance	Fat, sloppy, and doesn't look like a spy	Slender, dark, and looks like a typical spy
Methods	Uses intelligence and quick thinking	Uses weapons (pistol) and threats
Nature	Calm, confident, and clever	Nervous and easily fooled
Accent	American (lived in France for 20 years but still has accent)	Not specified
Outcome	Wins by outwitting Max with the balcony story	Falls to death believing the fake balcony story

Ausable proves that a spy doesn't need to look glamorous or use weapons. Quick thinking and presence of mind are more powerful tools than any gun.

Question 20 – MCQs (Footprints Without Feet)

Answers:

Question	Answer	Explanation
(i)	(B) He could make himself invisible	Griffin discovered a drug that made the human body invisible.
(ii)	(B) butterflies	Richard Ebright started collecting butterflies which led to his scientific journey.
(iii)	(C) owner of a rare book business	Horace Danby made locks and was successful in business, but his passion was collecting rare and expensive books.
(iv)	(C) a necklace	Matilda borrowed a diamond necklace from Mme Forestier for the ball.
(v)	(B) a teacher	Bholi aspires to become a teacher after refusing to marry Bishambhar.

संबंधित लेख

• RBSE Class 10 English Model Paper 2025-26 (Questions)
• RBSE Class 10 English Previous Year Papers 2021-2025
• RBSE Class 10 English Short Notes PDF 2025-26
• RBSE Class 10 English Grammar Complete Guide

संदर्भ

1. राजस्थान माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड, अजमेर – rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in
2. BSER Model Paper 2025-26 (Official)
3. NCERT First Flight – Textbook for Class X
4. NCERT Footprints Without Feet – Supplementary Reader Class X