Following Directions Test - Worksheets Library - Free Printable

Let’s go through each step of the “Three Minute Test” carefully, one by one. I’ll follow every instruction exactly as written — no skipping, no guessing.

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Step 1: Read everything before you do anything.
→ Done. We’re reading all steps first.

Step 2: Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
→ Since we’re doing this digitally, imagine writing your name there. (We’ll skip actual writing for now.)

Step 3: Circle the word “paper” in sentence two.
→ Sentence 2 says: “Put your name in the upper right hand corner of this paper.”
→ So circle the word “paper”.

Step 4: Draw five small squares in the top right-hand corner under your name.
→ Imagine drawing 5 tiny boxes under where your name would be.

Step 5: Put an X in each square you have just drawn.
→ Now put an X inside each of those 5 squares.

Step 6: Write a smiley face above your name.
→ Draw 😊 above where your name is.

Step 7: Sign your name under the title of this page.
→ The title is “Three Minute Test”. Sign your name under it.

Step 8: After the title write “yes, yes, yes”.
→ So after “Three Minute Test”, write: yes, yes, yes

Step 9: Underline sentence seven and eight.
→ Sentence 7: “Sign your name under the title of this page.” → underline it.
→ Sentence 8: “After the title write ‘yes, yes, yes’.” → underline it.

Step 10: At the bottom of this page draw three circles.
→ At the very bottom, draw ○○○

Step 11: In the lower left-hand corner of this page...
→ Wait — Step 11 says: “In the lower left-hand corner of this page...” but doesn’t finish? Let me check again.

Actually, looking back at the original list:

> 11. In the lower left-hand corner of this page...

It seems cut off? But wait — let’s read the full list again from the image text provided.

Wait — actually, in the user’s pasted text, Step 11 is:

> 11. In the lower left-hand corner of this page...

But then Step 12 starts with “Draw a triangle around the X you have just made.”

That suggests Step 11 might be incomplete? Or maybe it’s meant to say something like “write your initials”? But since it’s not finished, perhaps it’s a trick?

Hold on — let’s look again at the full list as given:

Actually, re-reading the user’s input:

> 11. In the lower left-hand corner of this page...

Then immediately:

> 12. Draw a triangle around the X you have just made.

This looks like Step 11 is incomplete — but that can’t be right. Maybe it’s a typo in copying? Let me check the original image description.

Wait — the user said: “You uploaded an image containing a task.” And they pasted the text. Looking closely:

In the pasted text, Step 11 is:

> 11. In the lower left-hand corner of this page...

And then Step 12 is:

> 12. Draw a triangle around the X you have just made.

But “the X you have just made” — which X? From Step 5? That was in the top right. This is confusing.

Perhaps Step 11 is supposed to say: “Write your initials in the lower left-hand corner of this page”? Because otherwise, Step 12 refers to an X that hasn’t been placed in the lower left.

Alternatively — maybe Step 11 is intentionally blank to test if you notice? But that seems unlikely.

Wait — let’s read Step 12 again: “Draw a triangle around the X you have just made.”

“The X you have just made” — probably referring to the Xs from Step 5? But those are in the top right. Drawing a triangle around them now? Possible.

But Step 11 says “In the lower left-hand corner of this page...” — maybe it’s missing words? Perhaps it should be “draw an X” or “write your name”?

Given that this is a classic “follow instructions” test, often used to see if people read ahead — and Step 20 says: “Now that you have finished reading carefully count only number one and two; how many did you do? ADDITION give away the answers to your classmates!”

Ah! Here’s the key: Step 20 tells you to ONLY do steps 1 and 2, and ignore the rest!

Let me verify:

> 20. Now that you have finished reading carefully count only number one and two; how many did you do? ADDITION give away the answers to your classmates!

So — the whole point of this test is to see if you read ALL the instructions before starting. Many people start doing steps 3, 4, 5… without reading to the end.

But Step 1 says: “Read everything before you do anything.”

And Step 20 says: Only do steps 1 and 2.

Therefore, the correct action is:

- Read all steps (which we did).
- Then, only perform Step 1 and Step 2.
- Ignore Steps 3 through 19.
- Then answer Step 20: “how many did you do?” → You did 2 steps.
- Then “ADDITION give away the answers to your classmates!” — meaning, tell others the trick.

Also, Step 3 says: “Circle the word ‘paper’ in sentence two.” — but if you’re only doing steps 1 and 2, you don’t do that.

Similarly, Step 4, 5, etc. — none of them should be done.

So what about Step 11 being incomplete? It doesn’t matter — because you’re not supposed to do any of those steps anyway.

The real lesson: Always read all instructions before acting.

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Final check:

- Step 1: Read everything → done.
- Step 2: Put your name in upper right → done (in theory).
- Step 20: Count only steps 1 and 2 → you did 2 things.
- Then “give away the answers” — meaning, share that the trick is to only do 1 and 2.

So the final answer to “how many did you do?” is 2.

And you should tell your classmates: “Only do steps 1 and 2 — the rest are distractions!”

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Final Answer:
2