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ZIMSEC GCE English Language Public Diagnostic Mock

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Title ZIMSEC GCE English Language Public Diagnostic Mock

Description Original Paper 2-style online practice covering comprehension, summary and supporting language structures. Manual responses and objective language items are included. No signup required; one attempt.

Total Marks 50 points

Duration 120 minutes

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Session Window Started 04 Sep 2026 04:14 and closes 04 Sep 2026 06:14.

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Question 1

Short Answer - 10.00 marks

Prompt Read the passage. At the start of the dry season, Chiedza noticed that the community borehole queue grew longer each week. Some families left taps running while filling containers, and a broken pipe leaked beside the market. Instead of only complaining, the school environment club measured how much water was being lost. Learners placed a bucket beneath the leak for ten minutes, recorded the amount, and estimated the daily loss. They presented the evidence to the council and demonstrated simple tap-closing reminders at the borehole. The council repaired the pipe, while residents formed a rota to report new leaks. Within a month the queue moved faster and the muddy pool near the market disappeared. (a) State two causes of water waste described in the passage. [4] (b) Give two actions taken by the learners. [4] (c) State one result of the project. [2]

Section A - comprehension. Answer in complete sentences.

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Question 2

Short Answer - 8.00 marks

Prompt Using the passage in Question 1, explain why measuring the leak made the learners more persuasive. What does the residents rota suggest about the community attitude at the end?

Section A - comprehension and inference. Support both answers from the passage.

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Question 3

Short Answer - 6.00 marks

Prompt Using their meaning in the passage, give a word or short phrase that could replace each of the following: (a) estimated [2] (b) demonstrated [2] (c) rota [2].

Section A - vocabulary in context.

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Question 4

Long Structured Answer - 16.00 marks

Prompt In no more than 80 words, summarise what the school club and the wider community did to reduce water waste.

Section A - summary. Use your own words where possible and include only relevant action points.

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