VCATS TEST INSTRUCTIONS

Test Instructions Scoring System

NO POINTS GIVEN:
Please look at the picture below (1 min) and: - Location: Beach, Seaside (If participant cannot
- Name the location name location, DO NOT continue with the test)
1) Memory: Scenario - Name all the items that you see - Items: Dog, Coconut Tree, Kite, Crab, Lady & Bone
Try to remember all the items that you see, I will ask (If participant cannot name all the items, DO NOT
you about it later. continue with the test)

Which of the following option (A, B, C or D) when Incorrect (A, C & D) = 0

2) Visuospatial: Cube folded up will result in this figure? (Point to the Correct (B) = 1
cube) Circle the correct answer Answer: B
In 30s,
0 – 3 correct boxes = 0 point
Please take a look at this figure and copy it on the
3) Visuospatial: Grid 4 – 5 correct boxes = 1 point
empty one on the right. Please go as fast as you can.
6 (All) correct boxes = 2 points
* If participant finishes it after 30s = 0 point
There are some shapes, I’d like you to take a look at
the shapes. From left to right, one row at a time, I’d
like you to cancel these 2 shapes (point to the spade 0 -1 error = 3 points
4) Attention/ WM and the downward triangle). 2 errors = 1 point
You have 1 minute to complete it. 3 or more errors = 0 point
* If the participant finishes in less than 1 minute, do
not stop them.
You were shown a picture of a scenario earlier.
Answer: Shark, Spade and Boat
Delayed Recall: There are THREE objects below that were NOT
5)
Scenario present in the picture earlier. Please circle the three
1 point for EACH correct answer
items.
 Please look at the shapes and try to remember as
6) Memory: Shapes many elements as you can. I will ask you about it NO POINTS GIVEN
later. (10s)
- Paperclip, Clip (回形针 or 纸夹)
Please name the items below.
- Bicycle, Bike (脚踏车, 单车)
7) Language: Naming * If they ask you if they need to remember these
- Lightbulb, Bulb (Anything that has the word bulb) (灯泡)
items, tell them don’t need to.
1 point for EACH correct answer
Please name me as many vegetables as you can. I
Language: Semantic - 8 – 10 words: 1 point
8) will tell you when to stop.
Fluency - 11 or more words: 2 points
TIME: 1 MIN
 a) If Gear 1 is turning in this direction (POINT Both gears wrong = 0 point
TO Gear 1), please draw the arrow in which Either 1 gear correct = 1 point
Gear 2 will turn in. 2 gears correct = 3 points
b) If Gear 1 is turning in this direction (Point to
Gear 1), please draw the arrow in which a)
Gear 3 will turn in.
* If participant does not get it right, do not correct
them.

b)
Executive Function:
9)
Gears
 0 – 1 shape correct = 0 point
2 – 3 correct = 1 point
4 (All) correct = 2 points
* BOTH SHAPE and POSITION MUST BE CORRECT

I showed you some shapes earlier. Please try to

Delayed Recall:
9) recall and fill in the boxes with the shapes.
Shapes

Please name the objects. REPEAT TWICE. Now,

please try to remember these four items, I will ask
10) Memory: Objects NO POINTS GIVEN
you about them later. (20s)

1 point for EACH correct answer.

SIZE does not matter, as long as you can make out that it is
Please take a look at the patterns below and fill in roughly the correct answer
Executive Function: the empty boxes with the correct patterns. a) b)
11) Patterns * Do 1 at a time, can point to direct attention to the
1st pattern.

Which of the following options (A, B, C or D) is the

Executive Function: 1 point for correct answer
12) best option to place inside the empty box? Please
Category Answer: B
circle your choice
 I showed you 4 objects earlier. Can you remember Correctly UNCUED: 2 points
Delayed Recall:
13) what they were? Correctly CUED: 1 point
Objects
* If participant unable to answer, provide cues Incorrect even with cues: 0 point