LISTEN VERY WELL AND FOLLOW PRECISELY EACH GIVEN DIRECTION.

1. Get your English notebook.

2. From top to bottom of each of the two sides of the second page of your notebook, draw a
straight line around one inch away from the edge.
3. Put your name in the upper right-hand corner of the second page of your notebook.
4. Write the complete date today, spelled out, in the upper left corner of the same page.
5. In all capitals, write “following directions” two spaces below the line where your name
and the date today are written. Have it written at the center of the set space.
6. Draw a circle of about 5-inch diameter at the middle center part of the page.
7. Inside the circle, draw the biggest possible square that the circle can contain.
8. On the line 5 spaces below the circle, write this question: “How well do I follow
instructions?”
9. Just below the question, draw a square with estimated 1cm size of each side.
10. Repeat drawing the square 3 more times, one below the other.
11. Write very good, good, fair, and needs improvement beside each square respectively
from the first to the last square.
12. Given the description of each square, put a check mark inside the square that fits your
description of yourself concerning how well you follow instructions.
13. If you put a check mark inside the first or the second square, draw a happy face emoji. If
you put a check mark inside either of the last two squares, draw a sad face.
14. On the line 2 spaces below #13, write this question: Should I still improve myself on
following directions?”
15. Write yes or no, whichever your response to the question is.
NAME ____________________________ SCORE ______

FOLLOW DIRECTIONS

Directions: You have five minutes to complete this test. Carefully read the entire test
before doing anything. In order to ensure the accuracy of this exam, you should not
use more than the allotted time of five minutes. Good Luck!
 
 You may begin now!
1. Write today's date—month-day-year in the top right hand corner of your test
paper.
2. Write the answer to the following multiplication problem directly
underneath the date on your test paper--6 X 5 = ?
3. Write the name of the month that begins with the letter "D" in the top left
hand corner of your test paper.
4. Add 15 to the answer you got in #2, and write this new total directly
underneath your answer for #3.
5. In the lower left hand corner of your test paper, write the names of your
favorite singer and your favorite group.
6. Just above your answer to #5, write "This test is very easy."
7. In the lower right hand corner of your test paper, draw a rectangle and inside
the rectangle draw a five pointed star. The size of these drawings is not
important.
8. Directly above your answer to #7, draw a row of three small circles. Once
again, size is not important.
9. Write the name of the first president of the United States on the back of your
test paper anywhere you choose. If you don't know who this is, write your own
name instead.
10.Write the name of any country that begins with the letter "I" directly
underneath you answer to #2.
11.Take the number of dwarfs in the Snow White story and add it to the number of
bears in the Goldilocks story. Divide by 2. Write this total in the approximate
center of your test paper.
12.Think of a number between 1 and 50.  Double that number.  Add 20.  Add 6. 
Subtract 17. Subtract 9. Divide by 2.  Write this number on your test paper
directly underneath your answer to #11.
13.Now that you have carefully read all of the parts so far, and you have not
carried out any of the actual work, skip the next 2 questions and go back and
only complete #3.
14.The name of the first president of the United States is George Washington. He
was president from 1789 until 1797. Add the two dates together to see if the
total is less than 5000.
15.You should not be reading the end of the exam before the beginning of the
exam, but now that you are here, you have just wasted some of the time you
may need to complete the test.
Name ________________________________ Score _________

Following Directions
The ability to follow directions is very important for many jobs. These types of questions
measure a job applicant's ability to follow directions by giving a set of rules, and then
have the applicant answer questions by following the rules.

RULES
The three types of storage are regular, warehouse, and special. Listed below are the
rules for deciding which type of storage to use.

 Regular or warehouse storage should be used for items that do not need special
handling.
 Special storage should be used for items that need special handling.

 Warehouse storage should be used for items weighing over 200 pounds.

 Regular storage should be used for items weighing less than 200 pounds.

 Special storage should always be used for storing hazardous materials.

Codes: 1 - SPECIAL 2 - WAREHOUSE 3 - REGULAR

1. What type of storage would be used for equipment weighing 350 pounds?
1 - SPECIAL
2 - WAREHOUSE
3 - REGULAR

2. What type of storage would be used for a fifty-pound box of dynamite?

1 - SPECIAL
2 - WAREHOUSE
3 - REGULAR

3. What type of storage would be used for a five-gallon drum needing refrigeration?
1 - SPECIAL
2 - WAREHOUSE
3 - REGULAR

4. What type of storage would be used for machinery weighing 175 pounds?
1 - SPECIAL
2 - WAREHOUSE
3 - REGULAR

5. What type of storage would be used for a cement truck used for parts?
1 - SPECIAL
2 - WAREHOUSE
3 - REGULAR
Following Instructions Sample Questions Answers and Explanations

1. The correct answer is "2", Warehouse, because according to the third rule,
warehouse storage should be used for items weighing over 200 pounds.

2. The correct answer is "1", Special, because the last rule states that special storage
should always be used for storing hazardous materials.

3. The correct answer is "1", Special, because the item needs the special handling of
refrigeration.

4. The correct answer is "3", Regular, because the item weighs less than 200 pounds.

5. The correct answer is "2", Warehouse, because a cement truck weighs more than
200 pounds.