A Night Under the Desert Sky
A diary page about a family camping night near Mitzpe Ramon: a sky full of stars, the Milky Way and a shooting star.
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1Thursday, 10 p.m. Dear Diary, I am writing this by the light of my , inside our near Mitzpe Ramon. We drove here this afternoon, and Dad and I put up the before the sun went down. It was harder than it looks!
2After dinner, Mom turned off all the lights. At first I couldn't see anything. Then, slowly, my eyes got used to the dark, and the sky was full of stars. There were more stars than I ever saw in the city. Mom showed us the Milky Way. It looked like a long white cloud across the sky.
3The desert is hot in the day, but now it is really cold. I am wearing two sweaters and a hat. My brother Jacob is already asleep in his sleeping bag.
4One more thing: I saw a shooting star! I made a wish, but I can't write it here, or it won't come true. Tomorrow we are going to walk in the . Good night!
📘 Glossary
- flashlight - a small light you hold in your hand
- tent - a shelter made of cloth that you sleep in outdoors
- got used to - became comfortable with something new
- Milky Way - the band of stars you can see across the night sky
- sleeping bag - a warm bag you sleep in when camping
- shooting star - a bright line of light that moves fast across the night sky
- crater - a big round hole in the ground
Questions
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1. Where is the family camping?Finding details
2. Who put up the tent?Making inferences
3. Why could the writer see so many stars in the desert?Finding details
4. What did the Milky Way look like?Finding details
5. What is the writer wearing to stay warm?Reference words
6. In paragraph 3, who does "his" refer to in "his sleeping bag"?Making inferences
7. Why doesn't the writer write the wish in the diary?Finding details
8. What is the family going to do tomorrow?
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