Ten item prosodic apraxia scale^1-150

Script to be read		Type of emphasis
1.	Honey PLEASE !	Accentuate PLEASE !
2.	Are you hungry?	Rise in pitch
3.	You know.......there was a time when I could recite all the streets in my neighborhood	Pause after “You know”
4.	Holy COW !	With surprise
5.	YUP, yup, yup, yup, yup...	As if you were distressed with decenting intonation and stress
6.	La de da da...	With melody
7.	O Canada, our home and native land...	With proper tempo, as if you were singing
8.	SHIT !	As if you were frustrated and upset
9.	Thank you	As if you sincerely meant it
10.	May I go to the bathroom, I really need to go quite badly...	As if you really meant it, accentuating the word “REALLY”

Directions: Read the above word[s] and sentences as if you really mean them. Pretend you are auditioning for a play and you are required to read the lines with the type of emphasis noted beside each line.
↵1-150 These items were selected based on observation of the patients spontaneous speech. Therefore, they are qualitatively constructed and should not be used as a general measure of prosodic apraxia with all patients.