MoCA Trail Making (Alternating Trail Making)

Question 1

In the MoCA Trail Making task, what is the correct sequence the examinee must draw?

Accepted Answer

Alternating numbers and letters (1-A-2-B-3-C-4-D-5-E)

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Numbers only in ascending order (1-2-3-4-5)

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Letters only in alphabetical order (A-B-C-D-E)

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Numbers and letters matched by value (1-A, 2-B, etc.) drawn as pairs

Question 2

How many points is the Trail Making task worth on the MoCA?

Accepted Answer

1 point

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2 points

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3 points

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5 points

Question 3

Under which MoCA domain is the Trail Making task classified?

Accepted Answer

Visuospatial/Executive

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Memory

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Language

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Attention

Question 4

What should an examiner do if the examinee makes an error during the MoCA Trail Making task?

Accepted Answer

Point out the error immediately and ask the examinee to continue from the last correct connection

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Stop the test immediately and record a score of 0

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Say nothing and let the examinee continue to the end

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Allow the examinee to start the entire task over from the beginning

Question 5

What cognitive ability does the MoCA Trail Making task primarily assess?

Accepted Answer

Set-shifting and cognitive flexibility

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Immediate verbal memory span

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Three-dimensional visuoconstructional ability

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Sustained vigilance over time

Question 6

Which of the following is a reason the MoCA uses an abbreviated Trail Making task rather than the full Trail Making Test Part B?

Accepted Answer

The abbreviated version reduces administration burden while still capturing executive set-shifting ability

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The full TMT Part B is protected by copyright and cannot be used

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The full TMT Part B measures a different cognitive domain

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The MoCA version is scored on a 5-point scale, unlike the timed TMT