diff --git a/tests/basics/dict_clear.py b/tests/basics/dict_clear.py
index 6be2778bea..575a848308 100644
--- a/tests/basics/dict_clear.py
+++ b/tests/basics/dict_clear.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 d = {1: 2, 3: 4}
-print(d)
+print(len(d))
 d.clear()
 print(d)
 d[2] = 42
diff --git a/tests/basics/dict_iterator.py b/tests/basics/dict_iterator.py
index f190e32ffd..b3df2ec020 100644
--- a/tests/basics/dict_iterator.py
+++ b/tests/basics/dict_iterator.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 d = {1: 2, 3: 4}
+els = []
 for i in d:
-    print(i, d[i])
+    els.append((i, d[i]))
+print(sorted(els))
diff --git a/tests/basics/dict_popitem.py b/tests/basics/dict_popitem.py
index 184735cde6..e37bcec19e 100644
--- a/tests/basics/dict_popitem.py
+++ b/tests/basics/dict_popitem.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-d={1:2,3:4}
-print(d.popitem())
-print(d)
-print(d.popitem())
-print(d)
+els = []
+d = {1:2,3:4}
+a = d.popitem()
+print(len(d))
+els.append(a)
+a = d.popitem()
+print(len(d))
+els.append(a)
 try:
     print(d.popitem(), "!!!",)
 except KeyError:
     print("Raised KeyError")
 else:
     print("Did not raise KeyError")
+print(sorted(els))
+
diff --git a/tests/basics/dict_update.py b/tests/basics/dict_update.py
index e7ae0bd965..46d1f41b5f 100644
--- a/tests/basics/dict_update.py
+++ b/tests/basics/dict_update.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 d = {1:2, 3:4}
-print(d)
+print(len(d))
 d.update(["ab"])
 print(d[1])
 print(d[3])
diff --git a/tests/basics/iter-of-iter.py b/tests/basics/iter-of-iter.py
index 93368612b8..ba55356294 100644
--- a/tests/basics/iter-of-iter.py
+++ b/tests/basics/iter-of-iter.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ print(list(i))
 i = iter(iter([1, 2, 3]))
 print(list(i))
 i = iter(iter({1:2, 3:4, 5:6}))
-print(list(i))
+print(sorted(i))
 i = iter(iter({1, 2, 3}))
 print(list(i))