Reading and Following Directions

Can You Follow Directions?
3 Minute Time Test

1. Read everything before doing anything else.
2. Print your name in the upper right-hand corner of this paper.
3. Circle the word name in sentence two.
4. Draw five small squares in the upper left-hand corner of this paper.
5. Call your first name out loud.
6. Write your name under the title of this paper.
7. After the title write, "Yes", "Yes", "Yes".
8. Draw a circle around sentence number five.
9. Put an "X" in the lower left-hand corner of this paper.
10. Draw a triangle around the "X" you just put down.
11. Loudly call out your last name when you reach this point in the test.
12. On the margin of this paper, multiply 66 by 7.
13. Draw a rectangle around the word "paper" in sentence number 4.
14. If you think you have followed directions carefully to this point, call out "I HAVE".
15. On the margin of this paper, add 89 and 98.
16. Count in your normal speaking voice from 10 to 1 backwards.
17. Punch three holes in the top of this paper with your pencil point.
18. Underline all even numbers on the side of this page.
19. Say out loud, "I AM NEARLY FINISHED. I HAVE FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS."
20. Now that you have finished reading carefully as instructed in sentence number 1, do ONLY sentence number 2.



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