RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026: Download Question Papers with Answer Key

RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026: The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (RBSE), successfully conducted the RBSE Class 12 English Examination 2026 on 13 February 2026. The exam was held in the morning shift from 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM, as per the official schedule and board guidelines.

Students who appeared for the examination can now review the question paper to evaluate their performance. The RBSE Class 12 board examinations are being conducted from 12 February to 11 March 2026. Additionally, the exams scheduled for 17 February and 24 February 2026 have been revised and will now be held in the evening shift from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM.

Check: RBSE Class 12th Datesheet 2026

RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026: Key Highlights

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RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026 PDF

SECTION – A

(READING)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
[1 × 9 = 9]

Shopping centres are good. They are a sign of dizzying economic growth. The multi-level air-conditioned mall represents comfort, choice, luxury and better times. But many metropolises with growing middle classes now have such a great number of malls — all full with outlets — that they appear to have long crossed saturation point.

Nowadays, it seems our default place for every activity is the mall — it’s where we shop, eat, watch movies, arrange to meet our friends or just generally lie around. Many young people shop at the mall so that they can look good when they meet their friends at the mall.

My main argument with shopping centres is not that they are often massive concrete blocks that don’t take into account the architectural nuances or cultural backdrop of a city or that they promote ultra consumerism at a time when our planet can ill afford it. My main protest with the excess of malls is that they don’t seem to make us happy. Oh, the large advertisements outside the stores could persuade us to think that if we only had this pair of jeans...

Shopping malls, even though they try to look as showy and as welcoming as possible, can be unkind places. The very concept of the mega-mall plays on human feelings of inadequacy and competitiveness. To make us buy, it must make us feel that we lack something, or that everyone else has something we do not yet own.

The saddest thing is that the modern mall has made us put aside a whole array of beautiful, worthwhile — and yes, cheaper — activities, many of them inherent to our own culture and region. Instead of shopping, we could be cooking, visiting a nearby waterfall, beach or temple, reading a novel, writing poetry, making music, taking a long walk, playing a game, learning a dance or visiting a friend.

Every time there is a spare piece of land, all we think of building on it is yet another mall. Perhaps instead, we should be building libraries or theatres, art galleries, museums, sports halls, parks, animal sanctuaries — the list is endless.

Questions:

A) What are the shopping centres a sign of?

B) Why do many young people shop at the malls?

C) How do people generally spend their time at a mall?

D) What is the main protest of the author with the excess of malls?

E) Which activities could we do instead of shopping?

F) What should we build in place of building malls?

G) Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as —
i) Very big in size.
ii) Very large and thickly populated cities.
iii) Place where birds or animals are protected from being hunted.

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
[1 × 6 = 6]

Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of the greatest mathematical geniuses of the world. Born in a poor Brahmin family, he gave no indication of his hidden talent. He was born at Erode in Coimbatore in 1887. His father was an accountant to a cloth merchant who had to maintain a large family on a small income. Srinivasa was granted half exemption of fees when he stood first in the primary school examination in the whole of Tanjore District.

From his childhood Ramanujan was of a quiet and dreamy temperament. He had answers to all sums that puzzled his classmates and seniors. Figures did not worry him; no calculation was too difficult for him. Things which were dark and muddled to his classmates were as clear as daylight to him. He always helped them with generosity, which was the most lovable feature of his character all through his career.

When he was in second class, his curiosity upon the subject of the ‘Highest Truth’ in Mathematics was roused. Later on, when he moved into the Third Standard, he asked for problems of Mathematics of a higher nature. While in Fourth Standard, he could solve the most difficult problems of Trigonometry. He obtained Euler’s Theorems and proved them. He followed Carr’s Synopsis of Pure Mathematics. He solved all the problems without any other book to aid him. To him, each solution was a triumph which encouraged him to a fresh endeavour.

Ramanujan won the Subramanyam scholarship usually awarded for proficiency in English as well as Mathematics. But the passion for Mathematics gained on him. He neglected all other subjects so much that he failed to gain promotion to a higher class, thereby losing his scholarship. This was a great calamity of which he had never dreamt.

Questions:

A) Where was Ramanujan born?

B) How did Ramanujan show his talent in fourth standard?

C) Which scholarship was awarded to him?

D) What was the unexpected calamity that befell Ramanujan?

E) Find the opposite word for ‘rich’.

F) Find the same word for ‘inspired’.

3. You are Amit/Amita, the Sports Secretary of Government Senior Secondary School, Dosa.

Draft a notice for the school notice-board in about 80 words informing the students and inviting the names of those who want to participate in the inter-school cricket tournament to be held next month.

OR

Your friend Rahul has invited you to attend the wedding ceremony of his sister at Udaipur. Write an informal reply expressing your inability to attend the ceremony due to your annual exams.

4. You are Mona/Mukesh, editor of your school magazine. Recently your school celebrated the ‘Prize Distribution Function’.

Write a report in about 100 words with the help of the hints given below.

…… celebrate …… every year …… collector …… chief guest …… welcome …… garland …… principal …… annual report …… guests …… give prizes …… speech …… students participate …… programme …… end …… National Anthem.

OR

Write a paragraph in about 100 words with the help of the hints given below.

Importance of Tree Plantation.

Trees …… life …… give oxygen …… breathing …… carbon-dioxide …… stops. Soil …… cool climate …… shade …… save …… environment.

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RBSE Class 12 English Answer Key 2026 

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Why RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026 is Helpful?

The RBSE Class 12 English Question Paper 2026 is highly beneficial for students after the examination.

• It allows students to review the questions asked in the board exam.

• Students can analyse their performance and estimate their expected marks.

• It provides better understanding of the exam pattern and question types.

• It helps in identifying mistakes and improving preparation strategies.

• It is based on the actual RBSE Class 12 board examination paper.

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