Step 4 Extending Reading Skills

Migglepop Mansion Must Go!

Have you ever dreamed of living on another planet? Would you
love to live next door to an alien? Then look no further than the
stunning new house which has just come up for sale on the planet
of Migglepop.

Perfectly located between the famous Zing crater and the rocky hills of Pipple, this
beautiful house is made from the finest asteroid rock and was built to last for thousands
of years.

For your peace of mind, this luxury house has the best security features available on the market.
The sturdy, metal front door can be unlocked with tentacle-print technology, or will scan one
of your many eyeballs to allow you to enter.

Q1: Which two features is the house located between?

Q2: Why did the author choose to start this text with questions?

Q3: Why might someone dream of living in space?





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Once inside the house, every room you enter will impress you. This spacious home has two
large, modern bathrooms, complete with sonic showers and automated tentacle slimers! What
a dream!

The huge kitchen upstairs is perfect for preparing the finest quality waste for your great family
of messy eaters. With a double bin for storing food and no space wasted on ancient fridges and
freezers, you will easily find space for a whole week’s worth of rubbish
to nibble on.

Wait – that’s not all! With twelve generous bedrooms to choose from,
you could sleep in a different room each day. Each bedroom has a
roomy, comfortable pod for sleeping in and lots of bright, dazzling
lights to help you sleep all through the day.

Q4: How many bedrooms does the house have?

Q5: Find and copy three adjectives from the text which mean the same as ‘large’.

Q6a: How is a bathroom on Migglepop similar to the bathroom at your house?

Q6b: How is a bathroom on Migglepop different to the bathroom at your house?

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Q7: Do you think the creatures that live on Migglepop are clean beings? Explain
your answer using evidence from the text.




This house has wasted no space with boring and pointless windows. Instead, every wall is
tastefully decorated with calm and relaxing colours, such as luminous yellow and lime green.
This will help you to feel rested as you watch your favourite films inside your film-o-goggles.

Are you wondering where you will be able to keep your flying saucers? Well, worry not! The
five garages attached to the roof have plenty of room for every family member’s spaceship.
Phew!

This magnificent house is guaranteed to sell quickly. Make sure to call today and book your
visit to the most exclusive house in the solar system.

Q8: Why might people on Migglepop think that windows are ‘boring and pointless’?




Q9: Why do Migglepop garages need to be on the roof?

Q10: How has the author tried to make the house appealing to readers?



Q11: What do you think is the main point of this text?




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Migglepop Mansion Must Go! Answers

Q1: Which two features is the house located between?
Accept the answers ‘Zing crater’ and ‘hills of Pipple’ only.
Q2: Why did the author choose to start this text with questions?
Accept any answers which state that the text:
• immediately hooks the reader;
• persuades the reader to move to Migglepop;
• draws the reader’s attention;
• encourages a personal response from the reader.
Q3: Why might someone dream of living in space?
Answer may vary, including:
• People might dream of living in space because it is exciting and different.
• People might dream of living in space so that they can meet aliens.
• People might dream of living on another planet and having a different way of life.
Q4: How many bedrooms does the house have?
Accept the answer ‘twelve’ or ‘12’ only.
Q5: Find and copy three adjectives from the text which mean the same as ‘large’.
Accept the answers ‘huge’, ‘spacious’ and ‘generous’ in any order.
Q6a: How is a bathroom on Migglepop similar to the bathroom at your house?
Accept any relevant answers, such as those along the following themes:
• The bathroom is inside the house.
• The bathroom has a shower in it.
Q6b: How is a bathroom on Migglepop different to the bathroom at your house?
Accept any relevant answers, such as those along the following themes:
• The shower is a sonic shower.
• There is an automated tentacle slimer.
Do NOT accept answers regarding the number of bathrooms mentioned in the text.

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Q7: Do you think the creatures that live on Migglepop are clean beings? Explain your answer
using evidence from the text.
Accept the answer ‘no’ provided that an explanation is given to accompany it which
discusses one of the following themes from the text:
• They purposely slime their tentacles.
• They eat waste.
• They are messy eaters.
• They nibble on rubbish.
Q8: Why might people on Migglepop think that windows are ‘boring and pointless’?
Accept any reasonable answer which would justify the opinion, such as the following:
• The windows might be boring because the planet might be plain and boring to look at
through them.
• It might be dark outside all of the time so there is no point having windows as you
wouldn’t see anything.
• Residents of Migglepop might have better things to look at inside their house and may
not spend time looking out of the window.
Q9: Why do Migglepop garages need to be on the roof?
Accept any answer which infers that the creatures of Migglepop have flying vehicles,
such as:
• The garages need to be on the roof because all of the vehicles fly.
• All of the creatures on Migglepop might fly spaceships instead of driving cars.
Q10: How has the author tried to make the house appealing to readers?
Accept answers which relate to any of the following themes:
• Use of exciting and enticing adjectives such as ‘magnificent’.
• Description of features tailored to the needs of the buyer.
• The inclusion of opinions or phrases to influence the reader’s decisions, e.g. ‘What a
dream!’ or ‘Phew!’
Q11: What do you think is the main point of this text?
Accept answers which discuss that the main point of the text is to persuade the reader
to buy the amazing house that is now for sale on Migglepop.

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