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The Story of the US Postal Service
The Story of the US Postal Service
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Reading Comprehension Postal Service History
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1
At the start of the colonial era, the postal system was
widespread.
efficient.
informal.
automated.
2
The growth of the nation's early postal system is largely the result of postmaster
Henry Zip.
Franklin Post.
William Russel.
Benjamin Franklin.
3
To speed mail sorting in the twentieth century, the postal service began to use
trucks.
stamps.
envelopes.
zip codes and "high-tech" machines.
4
In the twentieth century, the postal system experimented with new forms of transport such as
motor vehicles and air service.
electronic mail.
horseback and railroad.
stagecoach and steamboat.
5
Choose the correct answer.
correct
correct
incorrect
incorrect
6
One can conclude the postal system was eager to try new forms of transport in the 20th century
to establish post routes to the West Coast.
to cut costs.
to increase the speed of delivery.
to automate mail sorting.
7
To speed overland mail delivery to the West Coast, a man designed a horse-relay network called
the Pony Express.
Wells Fargo.
air mail.
parcel post.
8
Mail sent from East to West Coast in the 19th century would probably
not
have been carried by
foot.
railroad.
airplane.
horseback.
9
Compared with early postal systems in the colonies, the US Postal Service is
smaller in delivery area.
less efficient.
slower.
more highly structured.
10
As it developed, the US Postal Service strove to provide
the least reliable service possible.
the fewest number of routes possible.
fast, efficient, and reliable service.
the least expensive service possible.
11
The seventeenth century, when the early postal system began, includes the years between
1600-1699
1700 - 1799
1800 - 1899
12
One can conclude from the passage that mail service today relies on air service and
an increasing number of employees.
automated mail-processing machines.
the Pony Express.
fast horses.