Sentence Repetition Flashcards
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Which MoCA sentence for repetition involves a cat hiding under the couch?
Answer: The second sentence
The second MoCA sentence is 'The cat always hid under the couch when dogs were in the room.'
Why are the MoCA's sentence repetition stimuli intentionally long and syntactically complex?
Answer: To increase sensitivity for mild cognitive impairment
Longer, complex sentences stress working memory and auditory processing, improving sensitivity to subtle deficits.
A clinician skips the sentence repetition task to save time. What is the effect on the MoCA total score?
Answer: The score loses up to 2 possible points
Skipping sentence repetition removes 2 scorable points from the total, affecting validity.
In the context of MoCA scoring, what does 'verbatim' mean for the repetition task?
Answer: Word-for-word, exactly as stated
Verbatim means every word must match the original sentence exactly for credit.
Which patient population commonly shows deficits on the MoCA sentence repetition task even when other items are preserved?
Answer: Patients with primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia often impairs sentence repetition while other cognitive domains remain relatively intact.
On the MoCA, sentence repetition is worth a combined 2 points out of a total of how many points?
Answer: 30
The MoCA is scored out of 30 points total, with sentence repetition contributing 2.
If a patient adds an extra word to an otherwise correct MoCA sentence, how is it scored?
Answer: No credit, because verbatim repetition is required
Any deviation from the exact wording—including additions—results in no credit for that sentence.