MoCA Executive Functioning 2

Question 1

Which MoCA task specifically assesses the ability to shift between mental sets (cognitive flexibility)?

Accepted Answer

Trail Making B alternation task

Answer

Letter fluency

Answer

Digit span backward

Answer

Clock drawing contour

Question 2

On the MoCA Trail Making B task, the patient must connect numbers and letters in which order?

Accepted Answer

1-A-2-B-3-C-4-D-5-E in alternating order

Answer

All numbers first, then all letters

Answer

Letters first then numbers

Answer

Random order of numbers and letters

Question 3

How is the MoCA Trail Making B task scored?

Accepted Answer

0 or 1 point total — 1 for error-free completion

Answer

1 point for each correct connection

Answer

3 points for full sequence, 1 for partial

Answer

0.5 per correct connection up to 5

Question 4

The letter fluency task in the MoCA requires the patient to generate as many words as possible beginning with which letter?

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

S

Answer

A

Answer

T

Question 5

How many words beginning with F must a patient generate in 60 seconds to earn the MoCA letter fluency point?

Accepted Answer

11 or more

Answer

5 or more

Answer

8 or more

Answer

15 or more

Question 6

Clock drawing is included in the MoCA Visuospatial/Executive domain because it requires:

Accepted Answer

Executive planning and spatial construction together

Answer

Memory for clock designs seen before

Answer

Only fine motor skills

Answer

Verbal reasoning about time