MMSE MMSE Clinical Administration 2

Question 1

During the MMSE writing task, what must the patient produce to receive credit?

Accepted Answer

A grammatically correct sentence with a subject and verb

Answer

Any legible word

Answer

A sentence of at least five words

Answer

A complete paragraph

Question 2

On the MMSE, what object is the patient asked to name for the language/naming task?

Accepted Answer

A pen and a watch

Answer

A pen and a chair

Answer

A book and a pencil

Answer

A coin and a key

Question 3

What is the phrase the patient is asked to repeat verbatim during the MMSE repetition task?

Accepted Answer

No ifs, ands, or buts

Answer

One, two, three, go

Answer

Neither here nor there

Answer

If, and, or but

Question 4

In MMSE administration, which domain is tested between registration and recall to create a delay?

Accepted Answer

Attention and calculation

Answer

Orientation

Answer

Language tasks

Answer

Visuoconstructional skills

Question 5

How is the intersecting pentagons drawing task scored on the MMSE?

Accepted Answer

1 point only if both pentagons are drawn with 5 angles each and two sides intersect

Answer

Partial credit for any closed figure

Answer

Scored 0–3 based on accuracy

Answer

Scored on a 5-point scale

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a domain assessed by the MMSE?

Accepted Answer

Abstract reasoning

Answer

Orientation

Answer

Recall

Answer

Registration