Paper 2 · November 2015 · Comprehension
From Paragraph 1
What problem did the writer face in the reserve regarding the provision of water for the game?
AThe hilly country north of the watershed was made up of sandstone and grass.
BThe three small springs dried up in each and every year of the reserve.
CEvery water course in the reserve dried up as soon as the rains stopped.
DNearly all the water courses dried up soon after the rains stopped.
Explanation
Paragraph 1 says the water courses were 'nearly all of which dry up soon after the rains', so the reserve lost most of its water once the rains ended. It did not lose all of it: three small springs held on and 'dried up only in the worst years', which is why the sweeping version overstates the problem.
ZIMSEC English Language 1122/2, November 2015, Q1(a)(i)