In most of the Verbal tests,if a response is incomplete or not clear, the examiner may ask the subject to explain more fully. This technique,often referred to as "questioning" may improve both scoring accuracy and qualitative understanding of the responses. However, it imposes on the examiner the responsibility for being thoroughly familiar with scoring criteria and for employing such querying skillfully. Extensive probing ,urging,or assistance in the nature of leading questions are to be avoided. Similarly ,such practices as spelling out words in the questions or altering the wording of an item are not to be employed. Questioning must be neutral and should neither suggest to the subject that his answer can be improved nor become a procedure for pressing for the limits of his knowledge . Instead,it is appropriate to make some such request as,"Please explain that further" "Would you mind repeating that " or "Go ahead" that will permit the subject to clarify his statement so that it can be properly scored. Whenever questioning is used,the examiner should record the letter "Q" with the subject's reply to the query following it. Thus in subsequent evaluation of the responses it will be clear which of them were spontaneous and which were elicited by questioning