RBSE Class 12 English Model Paper 4

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Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 12
Subject	English
Paper Set	Model Paper 4
Category	RBSE Model Papers

RBSE Class 12 English Sample Paper 4

Time: 3 ¼ Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINEES:

Candidates must first write their Roll Nos. on the question paper.
All the questions are compulsory.
Write the answer to each question in the given answer-book only.
For questions having more than one part, the answers to those parts are to be written together in continuity.
This paper is divided into three Sections A, B and C. All sections are compulsory.
Separate instructions are given for each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them.
Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

SECTION – A
(READING)

(Q.1-9)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
We want purity-pure food, pure water, pure air. We long 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 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 through 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 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.

Pavaharibaba was a saint. He was pure and pious. He lived a very simple life. One day, when he was asleep, a thief entered his dwelling place and took away the vessel containing food. The saint woke up and saw the running thief. Immediately he picked up the remaining to vessels containing boiled vegetables and curd and ran after him. The thief stopped and the saint approached him with all purity of love and said, “Child, the food is insufficient for you. You may have this also. Please sit and eat without any hurry”. The thief was wonder-struck by the affectionate words of the pure soul. There was a change in him. He prostrated himself before the saint. Without being pure at heart, if anybody imitates the saint, the result would be different. The thief only gives a blow and takes away the vessels. The test of genuine purity is in its metamorphosing ability.

Question 1.
Why do we prefer purity? [1]

Question 2.
What are the various types of purity? [1]

Question 3.
Why could Yudhishthira not find a bad person? [1]

Question 4.
What effect does purity of mind have on people? [1]

Question 5.
What was the reaction of the words of the saint on the thief? [1]

Question 6.
Supply a suitable title for the passage. Choose from the passage the words that mean: [1]

Question 7.
To want something very much especially when it is very difficult to get [1]

Question 8.
pupils [1]

Question 9.
not enough [1]

(Q. 10-11)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions
Modern life is sophisticated and complex. Simple living and high thinking is a thing of the past, Complex living and low thinking has replaced this motto. Most of the people are artificial and sophisticated. They have one thing in their heart and another on their lips. Majority of the people in the cities are deceitful. Face is no more the index of mind. Only expert psychologists can study the character of a man from the outlook of a person. The world is full of cheats and robbers. Many a man with simple looks may be a crook in reality. It is a world of make belief and show business, Acting and mannerism are the rules of the day. The new generation is clear and smart. It is beyond recognition. Very few people are dependable in respect of their character and integrity.

In this world of complexity and artificiality, manners are all important. You cannot move in society unless you know about good, manners and possess them. Even if you may not have good meals, you have to maintain certain minimum standards of dress and make-up. Manners have become a part and parcel of life. Without proper manners, you are not welcome anywhere. However honest may be your intention and however innocent your behavior unless you can put up tactful show of manners, you will not earn respect of your fellow beings. For good manners, you must maintain a good personality. A clean dress, a clean body, well-brushed hair, style of dress in keeping with times, a good power of speech and conversation, certain patients in giving ears to the other party are necessary qualifications of a person professing to know manners. These qualifications are important for success in any walk of life. Their importance is all-pervading in modern times. Simplicity, innocence, honesty and similar traits of this kind have lost their values. These traits make a simpleton of any intelligent person in modern society.

Question 10.
On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it using headings and subheadings. [4]

Question 11.
Write a summary of the passage and suggest a suitable title. [2]

SECTION — B
(WRITING)

Question 12.
Write in about 50 words what you want to say for or against the topic ‘Mobile is Useless for Students’. [4]

You are Manoj/Uma. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend’s sister on 20th April 2018. Respond to the invitation informally, regretting your inability to attend it. [4]

Question 13.
You are Deepti, a reporter of “The Amar Ujala Patrika. Write a report on conducting a campaign by Child Welfare Association of Ajmer against Child Labour. [7]

Write a factual description on ‘City Life and Its Difficulty’ in about 100 words. [7]

Question 14.
Imagine that you are Deepak Lohiya from Nathdwara. Write a letter to the Sub Divisional Officer, B.S.N.L., Nathdwara regarding everyday telephone-disorders in your area. [7]

You are Pratap Singh Shekawati. Write a letter to the Editor of the Times of India about democracy with special reference to India. [7]

Question 15.
Write a speech in 100 words on ‘Mahatma Gandhi: the Father of Nation’. [7]

The pros and cons of internet culture do not seem to balance each other with the internet proving much more harmful for the current generation. Write an article enumerating the negative sides of this culture for publication in your school magazine. You are Rajeev/Roma. [7]

SECTION -C
(TEXTUAL QUESTIONS)

(Q. 16-17)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
And then the justice
In fair round belly with good capon lined
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut
Full of wise saws and modern instance,
And so he plays his part.

Question 16.
What physical features does a man have as the justice? [2]

Question 17.
How does he play his part of justice? [2]

All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

Question 16.
What has been the world compared to in the poem? What are human beings compare to? [1 + 1 = 2]

Question 17.
How many stages of life are there in a man’s life? What are our exits and entrances to the world? [1 + 1 = 2]

Question 18.
Answer any three of the following questions in 30–40 words each.

With whom is the schoolboy compared? (The seven ages of man) [2]
What provides unity to the poem? (The Snare) [2]
What do you understand by the expression ‘Sunward way’? (A Boy’s Song) [2]
How can the worth of human life be measured? (The Noble Nature) [2]

(Q. 19–22)
Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each : [4 x 2 = 8]
Question 19.
Why does Anees Jung’s promise to open school seem hollow? (Lost Spring)

Question 20.
Why did Mrs. Malik decide to settle down in Delhi permanently? (A Room 10’X8′)

Question 21.
How does water add to the beauty of the countryside? (Water)

Question 22.
Why did Raj Kumar Shukla approach Gandhiji? (Indigo)

Question 23.
Answer the questions in about 125 words :
Why did Mrs. Malik feel that the architect had mocked at her? (A Room 10’x8′) [7]

What change did the Champaran episode bring about in lives of peasants? (Indigo) [7]

Question 24.
Answer the following questions in about 125 words :
Describe the condition of the Nudum Central School before and after Michael Obi. (Dead Men’s Path) [7]

Mention the way in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died. (The Portrait of a Lady) [7]

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: [4 x 2 = 8]
Question 25.
Why did the Tiger King decide to marry a girl of the royal family of a state with a large tiger population? (The Tiger King)

Question 26.
How did Fatimah prove lucky for her new destination? (Love Across the Salt Desert)

Question 27.
Why did the king write letters to Irene Adler? (Trouble in Bohemia)

Question 28.
Why did Della go to Madame Sofronie? (The Gift of Magi)

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