diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
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--- a/test/README.md
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@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ directory, see [the guide on writing tests](../doc/guides/writing-tests.md).
 On how to run tests in this directory, see
 [the contributing guide](../doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md#step-6-test).
 
-For the tests to successfully run on Windows, Node.js has to be checked out from
-GitHub with the `autocrlf` git config flag set to true.
+For the tests to run on Windows, be sure to clone Node.js source code with the
+`autocrlf` git config flag set to true.
 
 ## Test Directories
 
 | Directory           | Runs on CI      | Purpose         |
 | ------------------- | --------------- | --------------- |
 | `abort`             | Yes             | Tests for when the  ``` --abort-on-uncaught-exception ``` flag is used. |
-| `addons`            | Yes             | Tests for [addon](https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html) functionality along with some tests that require an addon to function properly. |
+| `addons`            | Yes             | Tests for [addon](https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html) functionality along with some tests that require an addon. |
 | `async-hooks`        | Yes            | Tests for [async_hooks](https://nodejs.org/api/async_hooks.html) functionality. |
 | `benchmark`          | No             | Test minimal functionality of benchmarks. |
 | `cctest`             | Yes            | C++ tests that are run as part of the build process. |
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ GitHub with the `autocrlf` git config flag set to true.
 | `doctool`            | Yes            | Tests for the documentation generator. |
 | `es-module`          | Yes            | Test ESM module loading. |
 | `fixtures`           |                | Test fixtures used in various tests throughout the test suite. |
-| `internet`           | No             | Tests that make real outbound connections (mainly networking related modules). Tests for networking related modules may also be present in        other directories, but those tests do not make outbound connections. |
+| `internet`           | No             | Tests that make real outbound network connections. Tests for networking related modules may also be present in other directories, but those tests do not make outbound connections. |
 | `js-native-api`      | Yes            | Tests for Node.js-agnostic [n-api](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html) functionality. |
-| `known_issues`       | Yes            | Tests reproducing known issues within the system. All tests inside of this directory are expected to fail consistently. If a test doesn't fail on certain platforms, those should be skipped via `known_issues.status`. |
+| `known_issues`       | Yes            | Tests reproducing known issues within the system. All tests inside of this directory are expected to fail. If a test doesn't fail on certain platforms, those should be skipped via `known_issues.status`. |
 | `message`            | Yes            | Tests for messages that are output for various conditions (```console.log```, error messages etc.) |
 | `node-api`           | Yes            | Tests for Node.js-specific [n-api](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html) functionality. |
 | `parallel`           | Yes            | Various tests that are able to be run in parallel. |
 | `pseudo-tty`         | Yes            | Tests that require stdin/stdout/stderr to be a TTY. |
 | `pummel`             | No             | Various tests for various modules / system functionality operating under load. |
-| `sequential`         | Yes            | Various tests that are run sequentially. |
+| `sequential`         | Yes            | Various tests that must not run in parallel. |
 | `testpy`             |                | Test configuration utility used by various test suites. |
 | `tick-processor`     | No             | Tests for the V8 tick processor integration. The tests are for the logic in ```lib/internal/v8_prof_processor.js``` and  ```lib/internal/v8_prof_polyfill.js```. The tests confirm that the profile processor packages the correct set of scripts from V8 and introduces the correct platform specific logic. |
 | `v8-updates`         | No             | Tests for V8 performance integration. |