You've Got Mail

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You've Got Mail 1. How much mail does the U.S. Postal Service deliver each day?

By Erin Horner

There is a man who

comes to my house almost
every day. No matter
what the weather is like,
this special helper still
comes by. When the rain 2. What is this passage mainly about?
is pouring down, he stops A. visitors
by. When it is really cold, B. mail carriers
he stops by. When it is C. weather
blazing hot, he still stops D. mules
by. Whenever he stops by my house, he always leaves something
for my family. Typically, he leaves something for my parents. 3. What can the reader conclude after reading this passage?
Every once in a while, though, he drops off something special for me.
Those days are my favorite. Do you know who my visitor is? I bet A. Mail carriers deliver a lot of mail every day.
you do because I know that this person visits your house, too. I am B. Mail carriers only work when the sun is shining.
talking about the mail carrier. Mail carriers are a part of the U.S. C. We would still get mail without mail carriers.
Postal Service. This is a federal agency. They deliver mail to every D. Only men can be mail carriers.
home and business in the U.S.A. Every day, they deliver more than
700 million pieces of mail. That is more than 8,000 pieces of mail 4. In this passage the word, typically means ______.
per second! To move all this mail, the U.S. Postal Service uses A. sometimes
planes and trains. They use trucks and boats, too. Sometimes they B. hardly ever
even have to use mules! Without mail carriers, we would not have C. rarely
letters and packages delivered to our homes. The next time your D. usually
mail carrier stops by, be sure to say thank you. Without him or her,
your next birthday card might not make it to your mailbox!
Pretend that you are a mail carrier. Write a journal entry all about
your day at work. What silly, crazy or wild things did you see as you
walked around the city delivering mail?
 Would you like to be a mail carrier? Why or why not?
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