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

9. How often must one renew a driver’s license?
Every four years.
10. How does one obtain the renewal form? It is sent
five to seven weeks before current license expires.
11. True or False: You can renew your driver’s license
by mail. False: You can only renew by visiting a
Motor Vehicles Agency.

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Practice Passage 3
Now look at one more short passage. Again, read carefully and answer the questions that follow.
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G E T T I N G T H E E S S E N T I A L I N F O R M AT I O N
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2 4
Today’s postal service is more efficient and reliable than ever before. Mail that
used to take months to move by horse and foot now moves around the country
in days or hours by truck, train, and plane. First-class mail usually moves from
New York City to Los Angeles in three days or less. If your letter or package is
urgent, the U.S. Postal Service offers Priority Mail and Express Mail services.
Priority Mail is guaranteed to go anywhere in the United States in two days or
less. Express Mail will get your package there overnight.
12. Who or what is this passage about?
13. How was mail transported in the past?
14. How is mail transported now?
15. How long does first-class mail take?
16. How long does Priority Mail take?
17. How long does Express Mail take?
Once again, here’s how you might have marked
up this passage:
Today’s postal service is more efficient and reliable than ever before. Mail that
used to take months to move by horse and foot now moves around the country
in days or hours by truck, train, and plane. First-class mail usually moves from
New York City to Los Angeles in three days or less. If your letter or package is
urgent, the U.S. Postal Service offers Priority Mail and Express Mail services.
Priority Mail is guaranteed to go anywhere in the United States in two days or
less. Express Mail will get your package there overnight.
You can see how marking up a text helps make it
easier to understand the information a passage conveys.