administrator to establish a comfortable testing atmosphere. To keep the conversation going,
it is suggested that you prompt the patient with questions about:
a) His/her illness
b) Her/his work
c) experience in other countries
d) His/her family, etc.
•••
After the patient has finished speaking, the test administrator should turn the voice
recorder off and mark the patient's level on a scale from 1 to 5, for each of the following five
items.
Amount
o f
s peech
18
From
“ mute”
( 1)
t o
“ normal”
( 5)
Fluency
19
From
“ non-‐fluent”
( 1)
t o
“ fluent”
( 5)
Articulation
20
From
“ muffled”(1)
t o
“ normal”
( 5)
Syntax
21
From
“ poor”
( 1)
t o
“ normal”
( 5)
Lexicon
22
From
“ very
s mall”
( 1)
t o
“ normal”
( 5)
Borrowing
o r
c ode-‐switching
23
From
“ very
f requent”(1)
t o
“ absent”
( 5)
NAMING
•••
In the following section the patient is required to name the objects shown to him/her.
Hold each object up so the patient can easily see it. The objects should be out of the patient’s
sight before they are presented.
•••
B egin reading aloud here.
I
w ill
s how
y ou
s ome
t hings.
T ell
m e
w hat
t he
t hing
i s
c alled.
R eady?
24
Book
+
–
0
25
Glasses
+
–
0
26
Key
+
–
0
27
Fork
+
–
0
28
Envelope
+
–
0
29
Watch
+
–
0
5