Updating new skils

My daughter was telling me about one of her most memorable classes this year when the class received the classic assignment that began: read everything carefully before starting. This is used to ensure students will learn to follow instructions ending in the last instruction being just do item 1 and 2 (there are 50 lines).

I started to wonder how we would update this based on work literacy skills we are trying to develop. Here are some of my suggestions:

• Have clues in a number of links that when put together will give the same instructions (do only item 1 & 2).
• Give students a time limit to complete the exercise that forces them to skim (tell them the assignment is to develop their skimming skills)
• Change the font and format so key words stick out (including the last sentence)
• Have students work in groups to do the activity (someone should catch the last line)

Does anyone have other suggestions?