RBSE Class 12th English Paper 2026 – Question Paper
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Here you can find the official RBSE Class 12th English Paper 2026 – Question Paper for the RBSE Class 12th Common Papers(English &Hindi) examinations. Solving previous year question papers is one of the best ways to prepare for your upcoming board exams. It helps you understand the exam pattern, important topics, and marking scheme. Scroll down to find the secure download link for the PDF file.
Solutions Of RBSE 12th ENGLISH Paper 2026
SECTION – A (READING)
1. Unseen Passage Comprehension
Summary: The passage discusses the rise of shopping centres as symbols of economic growth but argues they often fail to make us happy. It highlights how malls promote ultra-consumerism and feelings of inadequacy. The author suggests alternative, meaningful activities like reading, visiting nature, or hobbies.
- i) Very big in size: Massive
- ii) Very large and thickly populated cities: Metropolises
- iii) Place where birds/animals are protected: Sanctuaries
2. Unseen Passage (Biography: Srinivasa Ramanujan)
Summary: A biographical sketch of Srinivasa Ramanujan, highlighting his humble beginnings in Erode, his genius in mathematics, and the loss of his scholarship due to neglecting other subjects.
- Opposite for 'rich': Poor
- Same word for 'inspired': Encouraged (or Roused)
SECTION – B (WRITING)
3. Notice / Reply Writing
4. Report / Paragraph Writing
Report: Annual Prize Distribution Function
By Mona, Editor
Government Senior Secondary School celebrated its Annual Prize Distribution Function yesterday with great enthusiasm. The District Collector was the Chief Guest for the occasion. The programme began with the Principal welcoming the guests and garlanding the Chief Guest. The Principal then read out the Annual Report highlighting the school's achievements. The Chief Guest gave away prizes to meritorious students for their excellence in academics and sports. In his speech, he motivated the students to work hard. Cultural programmes were performed by the students. The function ended with the National Anthem.
5. Official Letter / Job Application
SECTION – C (GRAMMAR)
B) When do you get up in the morning?
C) The fire broke out at midnight.
B) I know where he lives.
C) Vineeta is taller than Shweta.
B) Having finished her work, she went to sleep. (Participle)
B) If you were a millionaire, you would buy a charter plane. (Type 2)
SECTION – D (TEXTUAL QUESTIONS)
10. Extract from "The Last Lesson"
B) 'I had counted on...' 'I' refers to: iv) Franz
C) M. Hamel was walking with a: ii) terrible iron ruler under his arm
D) Where could a bustle be heard? Out in the street.
E) Why was Franz frightened? Because he was late and hadn't prepared his lesson on participles.
F) What did M. Hamel say? "Go to your place quickly, little Franz. We were beginning without you."
11. Textual Long Answer Questions
12. Textual Short Answers
A) The Rattrap: The peddler left a small rattrap, three stolen ten-kronor notes, and a letter thanking Edla for treating him with dignity.
B) Going Places: Sophie dreams of owning a boutique, becoming a manager, or a fashion designer. She also fantasizes about meeting the footballer Danny Casey.
13. Poetry Explanation
My Mother at Sixty-six (Stanza 1): The poet compares her mother's pale face to a "late winter's moon," symbolizing decay. She hides her childhood fear of loss behind a smile to reassure her mother.
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers (Stanza 2): Even after death, Aunt Jennifer will remain trapped by the "ordeals" of marriage (the ring). However, her art (the tigers) will remain proud and unafraid, immortalizing her desire for freedom.
18. Multiple Choice Questions (Solutions)
- A) Charley's friend Sam was a: ii) Psychiatrist
- B) Cost of wooden tiger: i) two annas and a quarter
- C) Geological history trapped in: iii) Antarctica
- D) Akademik Shokalskiy was a: ii) Vessel
- E) Sadao went to learn surgery in: iv) America
- F) Mr. Lamb lost his leg: ii) in a bomb explosion
- G) British Jewellers bill: i) Three lakh
- H) Landlord ate: ii) Vadais
- I) American Soldier's name: iii) Tom