MoCA Language 2

Question 1

On the MoCA, the fluency task asks the patient to name as many words as possible beginning with a specific letter in one minute. Which letter is used?

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

The MoCA phonemic fluency task uses the letter F, asking patients to generate words starting with that letter in 60 seconds.

Question 2

How many words must a patient correctly name in the MoCA letter fluency task to earn the full point?

Accepted Answer

11 or more

Answer

Patients must produce 11 or more correct words starting with the letter F in 60 seconds to score 1 point on MoCA fluency.

Question 3

In the MoCA naming task, which type of animals are presented as line drawings for identification?

Accepted Answer

Low-familiarity animals

Answer

The MoCA uses line drawings of less common animals (lion, camel, rhinoceros) to test confrontational naming with low-familiarity stimuli.

Question 4

A patient names a lion correctly but calls the camel a 'horse.' What does this error pattern suggest clinically?

Accepted Answer

Possible semantic paraphasia or mild anomia

Answer

Substituting a different animal name suggests semantic paraphasia or word-retrieval difficulty, both indicators of possible language impairment.

Question 5

On the MoCA repetition task, sentences are read aloud and the patient must repeat them verbatim. How many sentences are presented?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

Two sentences of increasing grammatical complexity are read aloud, and the patient must repeat each one exactly for credit.

(MoCA) Montreal Cognitive Assessment Practice Test

(MoCA) Montreal Cognitive Assessment Practice Test

MoCA Language 2