TEST YOUR VERBAL FLUENCY: TWO VERBAL FLUENCY TESTS

[@Artofverbalwar]

For the associated blog post > artofverbalwar.com/2019/08/01/how-to-test-your-verbal-fluency/

[@MndM365]

Hey brother i wanna ask u some opinion

[@koitaki]

As at June '23, looks like your site has been hacked by some Ruskis (¬_¬ )

[@FirstNameLastName000]

I've been struggling with my verbal fluency for the past three years and I'm so glad to have finally found a name for the block that sits between the words in my head and their ability to come out of my mouth. I am so glad I found this channel.

[@efrainrivera2577]

Ive also been struggling for the past three years. I just came across this today and I feel like putting a name to it and knowing that others struggle as well helps me move forward. How have you improved since?

[@Magahit]

I've been struggling with my verbal fluency for years and I always felt that there must be something wrong with me because it's not like I don't know what words to use, it's just my mouth can't access them when I need them.

[@LucasAlward-s1p]

I am a 27 year old male & scored 45. To give you a little bit of insight into why I was so surprised by this, I have had 4 diagnosed concussions & have been told by neurologists, my doctor, and head trauma experts that it’s likely I suffer from “post concussion syndrome” as a result of competing in combat sports @ a high level from around 10 yrs old to 22. I suffer from brain fog, severe headaches, chronic pain, bouts of anger, insomnia, depression, and all the other fun stuff that comes with having head trauma. I’ve always been anxiously concerned and extremely upset about the brain fog that my problems cause me at such a young age.. As well as the common pain/fatigue that comes along with it when engaging in anything cognitive… So I was very surprised to see that I scored 45 on my first test. I listened back to see if I made a mistake. Unfortunately I have not completed the other tests as of writing this because of the straining effects cognitive tasks have on my body. I really enjoyed your video. Thank you so much for sharing. And this comment section is a brilliant idea by friend!

[@andybloom2165]

M58 Test 1 - 36 | Test 2 - 22. The “F” hurt my average on #2. If only I had thought of “flunked,” failed,” “fizzled, “flopped,” and “floundered” at the time!

[@Artofverbalwar]

Haha, very F-ittng! It’s all good, this is for F-un. Thanks for sharing your results!

[@Ida-dx3mr]

I'm a 19-year-old female, and also autistic. I got 16 on the first one and 14,5 on the second one. my verbal ability is limited but funnily enough, my other language related skills are well above average. I struggle to get words out/find the right words to use and use them in a meaningful manner. my verbal communication is not always reliable so I use other methods too. my cognitive profile is quite uneven in general, I have deficits in motor planning but do very well in visual logic for example. I have done neuropsychological testing multiple times so this wasn't really new to me

[@Shutyourmouth20]

I know that this was posted three years ago, but I feel compelled to express that I can relate to this. Ever since I became afflicted with clinical depression, it has become hard to think-and I mean think _at all._ This has hugely influenced how quickly and efficiently I can retrieve words from my mental lexicon. At times, it can be exhaustingly frustrating.

[@FirstNameLastName000]

Results: Female, 33, T1: 35.5, T2: 33 -- I struggled with "A" words the most -- Drove tonight to pick up Milo and I practiced doing "B" words for most of the drive

[@tommarshall7247]

I did it writing, not speaking, but got 33, 34, then 31, 24 (for A) and 31. I'm under 50, male, and a few years ago had migraines with stroke-like symptoms that meant, among other things, that I could not remember ordinary words, and was speaking words or parts of words into normal sentence structure and rhythm, but without meaning, and it scared me so much that I started learning languages. I can talk confidently, but when tired and distracted, sometimes lose track of what I'm saying mid-sentence, and kind of freeze. I also find it really hard to take in details- especially numbers. I think I have remembered a time, but I find out I remembered it wrongly- even written it down wrongly. I think a lot is about focus and concentration. I came out with some weird stuff, though, that was interesting- e.g. I remembered a toy ambulance from when I was a kid that I haven't thought of for 30+ years- with Ambulance written on it- maybe it was written backwards or something that made me notice it, and words that were answers to crosswords and stuff I would never use, like "arpeggio", whatever one of those is. I bet that if you thought of the different sounds A makes, that would help, like the a in cat, can, have, the long a in father or car or after, the ay as in day or gate or pain, the au, as in autumn or caught, etc. If you had sh as well as s, that would have helped with the s, and thought of sc, sl, sp, scr, spl, etc, that would have helped.

[@codeutils426]

For the first exercise (Animals), I scored 21 in 30 seconds and then I completely blacked out for the next 30 seconds. The feeling I had in those 30 seconds was so similar to when I blank out during conversations (which happens often). Does this indicate anything?

[@haroldberserker]

I happens a lot to me too, like at first it’s easy and I’m focus, then I just go blank and idk why

[@brandonpinto5290]

I did too😣

[@lewisburton1852]

@@brandonpinto5290 Same thing happens to me first 30 seconds I'm flying and then everything goes dark LOL! the same thing in a conversation I stop and all I can say is UMMMMMM

[@spitalhelles3380]

anxiety

[@Lvl2farmer]

Might indicate memory issues. Idk.

[@KatherineAsuncion]

Female 29yo. First test= 20. I noticed how my brain is all over the place, jumping from category to category, no strategy at all. And I was following the timer on the video and the beeps mid-minute threw me off completely. Second test= 14. This time, I tried looking around the room for objects that start with the letter. It didn't help.

[@brandonpinto5290]

It's okay. I've had a similar experience. Do this excercise daily to Train your brain. Have patience and watch yourself improve over the course of weeks .

[@jmcoldcreek2080]

W,29 T1: 38 T2:32

[@rereandhermom9872]

F, 65 T1: Animals=36 Fruit=28 T2: F=31, A=32, S=36 I am very relieved that I am still keeping up for my age! Puzzles every day and study a second language. That's what my mom did and she stayed sharp until she passed at age 87.

[@YourGameSavant]

F/54y.o./ Semantic Flu: 20; Phonetic Flu: 30 Thanks for this video!

[@tommarshall7247]

Those sound unpleasant illnesses!

[@naimahntege1478]

18,F Test 1:24 Test 2:17

[@goodyeoman4534]

Test number 1: 27 Test number 2: 22.6 33yo male. I wrote mine down, though, which slowed me down slightly.

[@NONAMESLEFTNONE]

m/46 #1: 24.5 #2: 22 I felt like I was cheating on the second test when I sought out base words and simply started attaching various endings (eg. 'er', 's', 'ing', 'ly' etc etc) and counting each one. So I started over. On the second attempt I lost count as I'm not recording right now. Starting over. By the third attempt I was mentally destroyed and couldn't remember whether or not I used a word now or was remembering one of my previous failed attempts. Thanks for requesting these comments. It makes me feel normal.

[@belletense3618]

TEST 1 Average: 36.5 (Animals: 35 & Foods: 38) TEST 2 Average: 26.67 (F: 32, A: 20, & S: 28) I am mid-20s.

[@annastasiakakouratos6934]

Female who is 15 Test 1: 26 Test 2: 24.3 Is this good or concenring? Those beeping noises did not help

[@LeanMan82]

pretty average and you're young enough to improve a healthy amount. I agree those beeps sucked

[@jorgenolsson4612]

Male 55, T1 17, T2 18. Phonetic fluency 19,33.

[@auroradata6374]

first test: 27 in avg, english is my third language, 20 years old, female

[@NorCalVicious]

Test 1 : 33.5 Test 2 : 26. 44 Y.O. Female. Did better than expected. That was interesting, thank you! ❤

[@TsinoyFoodiesTV]

T1: 22 ; T2: 26.66, 32, Female

[@judyjacobsen3133]

I'm a 66-year-old female. I scored 25 on the first test, and 15 on the second. Like several of the posters, I got most of my words at the beginning and then blanked out!

[@jimmez]

If you practice regularly you'll be fine. The second thing is practice to be ok with stress. Find out what you are capable of, doing it with total comfort. Let's say you get "10". Set a goal of double (20) and see if that goal stresses you, see if you can improve how you handle this stress. The goal is to know you wont meet the goal, but still not letting it effect you. Try using an app where you press for every word and that has a times as well.

[@JosephJohnGonzalez]

27 Y.O Semantic Fluency AVG 36. Phonetic Fluency AVG 30.

[@maisatsuj]

F24: 22, 20 It sucks cause I work with sales and I'm supposed to have great oratory skills. I do read a lot, but when it comes to speaking it's just so difficult...

[@magazinetcuos]

whats with conjugation forms like sale, sales, sold. they are basically all the same word. do they count too?

[@jesshnis8577]

33yo Female Test #1 - 29 (I also blanked out a bit halfway through) Test #2 - 22.6

[@ellepurple22]

Female age 32. T1: 24.5 T2: 24 I've been concerned that my verbal fluency amongst other cognitive skills have been decreasing over the past few years, so I decided to take this test. Never stop reading kids! I'm glad and surprised I didn't blank quite as much as I thought I would. Good test.

[@claudiacallejasmaggi]

Test 1: 16.5 Test 2: 20.6 English Now I am fluent in both English and Spanish, Spanish being my first. Spanish Test 1: 17.5 Test 2: 21 Now in all fairness I don’t know much about fruits and animals is just something I don’t pay a lot of attention to. Words I do I should of done better but I am in Vegas on new years and tired with only 4 hours of sleep that may influence it lol 😂

[@jesscurrie]

I started with like 14, 16, 17. I did the test everyday for a week and I’m up to 23, 24, 26

[@danielosetromera2090]

Hi all. I have a question for anyone who can answer. I did the animals test and got 14. The next day I did it again in a much more calm mood and got 29. I suffer from anxiety and was actually very anxious doing the test the first time. Can anxiety affect the results? Thank you very much.

[@mikifoglia]

I am 55 year old female. I scored an average of 30 for the first test and average 22 for test two.

[@makavili4429]

Male 27 years old, scored 23.5 in the first test and 27.5 in the second.

[@parismoroz7202]

Test 1: 31 Test 2: 32 33F I struggled most with the A’s only came Up with 17 words 😅

[@cristiancioriia3433]

Male 25 - non native T1: 20.5 T2: 16.3

[@ryanthj1098]

male 25 T1: 25 T2: 28.6

[@baaslawe1576]

Age:18 Gender: Male Test#1: 23 Test#2: 27.5 I’m not satisfied what so ever... ima keep working on this throughout quarantine

[@sm1ofakind]

Female 50 - Test 1: 19; Test 2: 20

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your scores!

[@bungcoba6956]

t1 = 19.5 t2 = 24.5 (but since English is not my mother tongue, I picked other random letters b, k, s) Any tips or exercise on how to improve this verbal fluency?

[@haroldberserker]

Practice

[@bungcoba6956]

@@haroldberserker any recommended methods?

[@draceadanadrian]

Male 30 Test 1: 16 Test 2: 47 o.0 What?

[@roslenev]

23, female. Semantic Fluency Test Score Average: 25 Phonetic Fluency Test Score Average: 21

[@jsantiago5896]

the instructions are unclear….test number two….are we supposed to do words with F three times ….then A two times and then S one time?

[@christopherstone4069]

Age 32, male Test 1: 31.5 Test 2: 30.3

[@peek-ka-boom6017]

I would like to know if the $49 I paid for Verbal Fluency book is just for a glimpse of the Introduction (a partial view of the definition of Verbal Fluency)? And I have to pay $99 dollars more for every chapter, six chapters more remaining

[@areanaangel8964]

Female, 29, Test 1: 34 Test 2: 30

[@Ken-lt7ou]

57 year old male 27 and 25 respectively

[@Artofverbalwar]

Ken Smy Thanks for sharing!

[@LeanMan82]

What is/was your profession?

[@joekimeu]

what are are your sources for defining a good/bad score?

[@dariuspalmer2829]

18 year old, male Test 1: 20 Test 2: 19

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your scores!

[@daniselfgrowth8761]

female, 19 test 1: 18 (not my mother language) test 2: 13,6

[@toni5543]

test 1- 20. test 2- 12. im female im 25 years old. currently awaiting assessment from a psychiatrist.

[@colebevans8939]

29M Test 1 : 49 Test 2 : 28 Strange how test 2 was so much more difficult

[@Goddess__Chls]

Female 17 Test 1: 27.5 Test 2: 20.7

[@jaladars]

m/39 #1: 25.5 #2: 19

[@LJ-Stone08]

Male 19 Average 1:33.5 Average 2:33.5

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thank you for sharing your results!

[@dacbroussard9497]

I was told there would be no math

[@mr.whopper6076]

Male 18 Test 1 33 1st try 2nd 35 Test 2 30 1st try 2nd 31

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your results!

[@Pose005]

M21, 18, 32

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sm.8553]

I did not know if I did the test correctly but this is how I did it.... I did F 3times, A 2times and S once. And I did not count any repeats or pronouns. But with the repeats I did not include any that may have repeated in any of the separate recordings ie if I said Fix in audio 1 and audio 2 then that only counts as one........ Therefore my test result was 37, age 34 and Male.

[@jaequery1112]

I thought I was pretty bad but felt better after reading these comments , I got 25

[@lirimkusari626]

male 23 , test 1 : 25.5, test 2 : 18

[@productivedude6407]

The sounds of the countdown made me a nervous, i had to mute the video, only managed to get a 22 and a 17 tho, definitely something i need to practice more

[@fbi4275]

Test 1: 20 Name: Rinku Male, Age 19 Test 2: 24

[@4688ok]

m 32, t1 17, t2 23

[@TillFitCoaching]

with FOOD or FRUIT?? massive difference.. text says fruit but audio says food..?!

[@fupabox]

male 57 test 1 = 44 test 2 = 41

[@jereldlim1968]

Male 21 Test 1: 22 Test 2: 17

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thx for sharing your results!

[@volkanyldrm1975]

My main language is not English but im getting waaay more scores when I'm doing test in English. Really weird. Do I have to practice on my language or it's all about freeing mind ? In daily life actually i m using English too much my, lessons, studyings, hobies. When I'm alone in a day I don't even use my main language. Does it effects my main language speaking badly ?

[@aynuradiloglu3649]

I have no proof but by the time I see that focusing a language more than yours, it affects badly. Especially their grammars family different. for example in tr, kardeşimle konuşuyorum, in eng, I am talking with my bro. O V S // S V O. the ways we think are different. When I try to speak turkish I explain the results before topic and it breaks influencity in tr. and Im confusing by doing it. However, the good thing to have the ability seeing a situation in another view. It really gives me lots of things.

[@CupCake131098]

MARTHA, FEMALE 20 TEST 1: AVERAGE 20 TEST 2 : AVERAGE 22

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your results!

[@TheGirlInSneakers]

22 year female my score is 30 and 26

[@Artofverbalwar]

TheGirlInSneakers Thank you for sharing!

[@mauropoletto5113]

Male 53 Test 1: 16 Test 2: 12

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thank you for sharing!

[@huberttwardowski1428]

19 M T1- 38 T2- 50.333*

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thank you for sharing your results.

[@LeanMan82]

What did you end up dling for college and your future plans?

[@sophiedenhaag]

female, 48 y.o. T 1 : 29 / 2 : 26 (not my mother language) in my mother language : T1 - 34 / T - 30

[@MndM365]

17 year old male 15 in first and 14 in second

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thank you for sharing your results!

[@charissacharlotte9368]

Is it only applicable to your mother tongue? I tried it in my mother tongue and I score 26 but I tried it in English and I only got a score of 13. (BTW this is the result of my test 1)

[@Artofverbalwar]

Charissa Charlotte Yes, its definitely applicable to your mother tongue. This is not an English language training exercise per se, it’s an exercise for your brain more than anything.

[@rebeccahanchett968]

F 55: 22, 17

[@romaneggz]

Ok bro are you talking about food as in like a mushroom???? Or a meal as in a burrito?? Would be helpful if you were a little more specific

[@gerda6132]

F, 21: Test 1: 31 Test 2: 26

[@TemperedWambat]

35, 24

[@enigmaticpuzzle9654]

Male Age 19 Test 1: 17.5 Test 2: 15.3

[@stilllkissi4027]

1 - 36 2 - 24, 20yo

[@thatfo3364]

31, 18, male

[@rachelmogg6403]

35 yr old female T1=33 and T2=26.5

[@amybahner4201]

Female: Avg Test 1=32 Avg Test 2= 24

[@thatfo3364]

20, 18, male

[@CouchVibes]

21 on first test

[@JusTiako]

What if english is not my native language? By the way I speak 3 languages.

[@loubnaben634]

5, female, 28 years old. I'm depressed now!

[@SinningCompany]

34 & 33.3

[@lilyofthevalley4740]

It depends on whether you can only use individual foods, or you can also use foods that have been combined such as sausage roll, bread or chicken curry. I did just individual foods. Also, for the letters I didn't realise you couldn't use pronouns until the end so I wasted time on that thinking of names. I also wasn't sure if plurals were allowed. Every word i thought of i then said the plural too.

[@Shadow-qo7eg]

Age 21 Test 1 : 31.5 Test 2 : 20

[@TillFitCoaching]

Animals: 29, Fruit: 18, Age: 29 Male

[@bestscenes4217]

Male- 16 E 1- 16 E 2- 25

[@eduardolopes22]

36 Male, t1- 28 t2 - 21.5

[@thefbiagentbehindyourscree5505]

17 years old Female 1st = 15 2nd = 15 Damn I’m dumb af🤡 do I need to go see a doctor ?☠️

[@lisahunter6394]

Test 2 21.66 / 54 / F

[@shaterashatera]

23, 31, F

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AlbertoRivas13]

Im 18 1: 22.5 2: 19

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your results!

[@stitzelmichael]

33 35 (avg 34) 59yo male thanks

[@francesca222australy]

Ok, I'm not from English speaking background and I think I did ok Test 1 average 20 Test 2 average 22 (iI know s lot a f words lol)

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing! Those are very respectable scores. And I know some f words too!

[@thoaily8352]

male - 21 y.o Test 1: 14 Test 2: 18

[@L0velyLandy]

Female 25 Test 1: 28 Test 2: 21

[@Artofverbalwar]

Thanks for sharing your scores!