Paper 1
Section A: Reading Response to Non-Fiction and Media Texts
5 Reading with insight
Student Book Page 49
Activity
3
Re-read the extract, ‘South Polar Expedition’ on pages 46–47.
Complete the following chart by:
 finding evidence to support the statements
 developing your ideas into a comment.
Statement
Evidence
Comment
Scott makes it clear
that neither he nor
his companions have
abandoned anyone who
is ill.
When Oates said he
couldn’t go on they
insisted he made the
journey with them.
This must have made
their journey even
more difficult and
shows that they were
loyal to each other.
Oates was not the
first to die.
They have very little
food left.
They don’t have far to
go to reach the depot.