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. 2015 Mar 29;1(1):112–124. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2014.11.012

Table 1.

Vocal tasks of the protocol

No. Task Description
1 Countdown Count backward 1 by 1 from 305 to 285 without making a mistake
3 Picture description Look at a picture and describe it as detailed as you can in 1 minute
2 Sentence repeating Repeat 10 short sentences after the clinician (1 at a time); the first 3 are
  • “La montagne est enneigée en ce mois de mars”

  • “Le chien a fait une longue promenade ce matin”

  • “Le Schtroumpf grognon est très content aujourd'hui”

4 Semantic fluency (animals) Name as many animals as you can think of as quickly as possible (1-minute time limit); this semantic fluency test is widely used in neuropsychological assessments to evaluate frontal lobe functions