Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd Edition

Practice Passage 2
This passage includes instructions for renewing a driver’s license. Read it carefully and answer the questions 
that follow.
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Instructions for License Renewal
A driver’s license must be renewed every four years. A renewal application is sent
approximately five to seven weeks before the expiration date listed on the license.
Individuals who fail to renew within three years of the license expiration date are
not eligible for a renewal and must repeat the initial licensing process. To renew
a license, you must visit a Motor Vehicles Agency. You must present a completed
renewal application; your current driver’s license; acceptable proof of age, iden-
tification, and address; and proof of social security in the form of a social secu-
rity card, a state or federal income tax return, a current pay stub, or a W-2 form.
You must also pay the required fee. If all the documents and payment are in order,
your photo will be taken and a new license will be issued.
7.
What documents does one need to renew a
driver’s license?
8.
What documents represent proof of social
security?
9.
How often must one renew a driver’s license?
10.
How does one obtain the renewal form?
11.
True or False: You can renew your driver’s license
by mail.
Before you look at the answers, look at the next
page to see how you might have marked up the passage
to highlight the important information.

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Instructions for License Renewal
A driver’s license must be renewed every four years. A renewal application is sent
approximately five to seven weeks before the expiration date listed on the license.
Individuals who fail to renew within three years of the license expiration date are
not eligible for a renewal and must repeat the initial licensing process. To renew
a license, you must visit a Motor Vehicles Agency. You must present a completed
renewal application; your current driver’s license; acceptable proof of age, iden-
tification, and address; and proof of social security in the form of a social secu-
rity card, a state or federal income tax return, a current pay stub, or a W-2 form.
You must also pay the required fee. If all the documents and payment are in order,
your photo will be taken and a new license will be issued.