Test instructions are important to logical and empirical reliability. This led us to perform an inventory of the test instructions suggested in the literature and to synthesize the topics found. The result of our comprehensive survey is a validated list of criteria, which is comprised of selected topics whose relevance is verified in the Québec measurement context. For test developers, this list is a tool for the planification of the control of errors of measurement. Test users, on the other hand, will find it useful in evaluating the exhaustiveness and the pertinence of test manuals contents.