Three Minute Test document with step-by-step instructions for a quick reading and writing exercise.

Let’s go through this step by step — it’s a fun little test that checks if you can follow directions carefully. Many people rush and miss the first instruction!

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Step 1: Read everything before doing anything.

That means don’t start drawing or writing yet — just read all 20 steps first.

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Step 2: Put your name in the upper right-hand corner.

✔ Done? Good.

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Step 3: Circle the word “paper” in sentence two.

Sentence two is:
> “Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of this page.”

Wait — there’s no word “paper” in that sentence! So… do nothing here. That’s okay — sometimes tests trick you.

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Step 4: Draw five small squares in the top right-hand corner under your name.

✔ Draw them now — tiny boxes, like □□□□□

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Step 5: Put an X on each square you have just drawn.

✔ Now put an X inside each of those five squares → ☒☒☒☒

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Step 6: Put a circle around each square.

✔ Draw a circle around each of the five X’d squares → ⭕ ⭕☒ ⭕☒ ☒ ⭕

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Step 7: Sign your name under the title at the top of this page.

Title is: Three Minute Test

✔ Write your name underneath it.

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Step 8: After the title write “yes, yes, yes”

So after “Three Minute Test”, write:
→ Three Minute Test yes, yes, yes

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Step 9: Underline sentences seven and eight.

Sentences 7 and 8 are:

> 7. Sign your name under the title at the top of this page.
> 8. After the title write “yes, yes, yes”

✔ Underline both of those lines.

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Step 10: Put an X in the lower left-hand corner of this page.

✔ Go to bottom left corner → draw an X.

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Step 11: Draw a triangle around the X you have just made.

✔ Draw a triangle around that X → △X

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Step 12: On the back of this paper multiply seventy by thirty.

70 × 30 = ?

Let’s calculate:
70 × 30 = (7 × 10) × (3 × 10) = 7 × 3 × 100 = 21 × 100 = 2100

✔ Write “2100” on the back of the paper.

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Step 13: Draw a circle around the word “go” in sentence four.

Sentence 4:
> “Draw five small squares in the top right-hand corner under your name.”

Is there a “go”? No. So skip.

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Step 14: Loudly call out your first name when you reach this point in the test.

🗣️ Say your name out loud! (We’ll pretend you did.)

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Step 15: If you think you have correctly followed these directions, yell in a neighbor’s ear “I have followed the directions!”

👂 Pretend you yelled it to someone nearby.

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Step 16: On the reverse side of this paper add 237 and 279.

237 + 279 = ?

Let’s add:

237
+279
= ?

7 + 9 = 16 → write 6, carry 1
3 + 7 = 10 + 1 = 11 → write 1, carry 1
2 + 2 = 4 + 1 = 5

→ 516

✔ Write “516” on the back.

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Step 17: Stand up and jog in your seat for three turns and sit back down.

🏃‍♂️ Pretend you stood up and jogged in place 3 times, then sat.

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Step 18: If you are the first person to get this far, write your name on the board.

If you’re first — write your name on the board. (Assume you did if you’re racing!)

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Step 19: Punch three small holes in your paper with your pencil near 0 0 0

Near where? Probably near the bottom or edge. Just make 3 tiny holes with your pencil.

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Step 20: Now that you have finished reading carefully, do only number one and two; turn your paper in. GOOD LUCK give away the napkins to your classmates!

⚠️ THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP.

It says:
> “Now that you have finished reading carefully, do only number one and two”

So — ignore everything else you just did! Only do Step 1 and Step 2.

But wait — Step 1 was: “Read everything before you do anything.” → You already did that.

Step 2: “Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of this page.” → You also did that.

So actually… you were supposed to STOP after Step 2 and turn in the paper!

All the other steps? They were distractions. The real test was to see if you read ALL instructions first — especially Step 20.

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Final Answer:
You should have only done Step 1 and Step 2 — then turned in the paper. All other steps were meant to be ignored once you reached Step 20.