Substitutions of the English words used for assessing immediate memory and delayed recall in the SAC subscale
| Words in original SCAT3 | Replaced with | Reasons |
| Different Chinese vocabulary | ||
| Elbow | Wrist (手腕) | Cantonese: 手踭; Mandarin: 手肘 |
| Carpet | Slippers (拖鞋) | Cantonese: 地氈; Mandarin: 地毯 |
| Baby | Student (學生) | Cantonese: 啤啤; Mandarin: 嬰兒 |
| Monkey | Lion (獅子) | Cantonese: 馬騮; Mandarin: 猴子 |
| Blanket | Towel (毛巾) | Cantonese: 毛氈; Mandarin: 毛毯 |
| Iron | Television(電視) | Cantonese: 燙斗; Mandarin: 熨斗 |
| Not commonly used in Chinese vernacular | ||
| Saddle | Subway (地鐵) | 馬鞍 |
| Bubble | Softdrink (汽水) | 氣泡 |
| Wagon | Train (火車) | 馬車 |
| Lemon | Melon (西瓜) | 檸檬 (lemon seldom used in North China) |
| Sandwich | Bread (麵包) | 三文治 (three syllables in Cantonese) |