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. 2015 Oct 23;9:617–624. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.10.010

Table 1.

Overview of neurocognitive tests and test results grouped by type of language functioning.

Type of language functioning Test Description Range of possible scores M SD
Receptive language BDAE-3 Commands Follow orally presented commands 0–100 (Percent) 93.72 12.66
BDAE-3 Complex Ideational Material Provide yes/no responses to syntactically complex questions 0–100 (percent) 87.53 15.96
BDAE-3 Reading Comprehension — Sentences and Paragraphs Silently read sentences/paragraphs and select the response that correctly completes each 0–100 (percent) 88.95 17.71
Expressive language Phonemic Fluency Generate as many words as possible beginning with a specified letter (F, A, S) in 1 min 1–80 (T score) 35.61 12.69
Category Fluency Generate as many animal names as possible in 1 min 1–80 (T score) 38.02 14.75
Boston Naming Test Name line-drawn objects 1–80 (T score) 34.56 19.36
BDAE-3 Responsive Naming Name objects based on orally presented descriptions 0–100 (percent) 93.74 16.69

Abbreviation: BDAE-3, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination-Third Edition.