Questions 1-10

5
 
y
1898: 
6
 were used for transport 
for the first time
Useful strategy: anticipating possible answers
1  y   1821: on an expedition to hunt 2
, 
John Davis landed in Antarctica 
‘hunt’: so, this must be an animal or bird that 
humans hunted 
 
y
1829–31: the first 
3
 was brought 
back from Antarctica 
‘first’: so, this had not been done before 
‘brought back’: so, this must have been small 
enough to be transportable
 
y
1895: The International Geographical Congress 
encouraged exploration and 
4
 
in Antarctica 
‘encouraged’: so, this must be an activity that the 
International Geographical Congress would have 
been likely to encourage 
‘exploration’: so, this is likely to be a noun to complete 
the phrase ‘exploration’ and 
 
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y
1898: a Belgian expedition stayed in Antarctica 
over 
5
 .  
‘stayed’: so, this must be something that will work 
with the verb ‘to stay’ 
‘over’: so, this must be something that works with 
the adverb ‘over’
 
y
1898: 
6
 were used for transport 
for the first time 
‘for transport’: so, this must be some form of 
transport 
‘for the first time’: so, this had not been done before