Questions on an unseen text

This resource is modelled on the Edexcel IGCSE English Language paper, but it would work just as well as practice for any specification that requires response to an unseen text, or as a more general reading comprehension exercise. The text is an edited excerpt from Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which I chose because the author paints such vivid images and constructs incredibly deep characters. There's a lot that can be taken from this text when it is read carefully! Following the text, there are three basic comprehension questions, one question requiring a more in-depth response and an essay question with space for planning under each of the criteria that the student is required to consider.