MoCA Sentence Repetition 3

Question 1

Which MoCA sentence for repetition involves a cat hiding under the couch?

Accepted Answer

The second sentence

Answer

The second MoCA sentence is 'The cat always hid under the couch when dogs were in the room.'

Question 2

Why are the MoCA's sentence repetition stimuli intentionally long and syntactically complex?

Accepted Answer

To increase sensitivity for mild cognitive impairment

Answer

Longer, complex sentences stress working memory and auditory processing, improving sensitivity to subtle deficits.

Question 3

A clinician skips the sentence repetition task to save time. What is the effect on the MoCA total score?

Accepted Answer

The score loses up to 2 possible points

Answer

Skipping sentence repetition removes 2 scorable points from the total, affecting validity.

Question 4

In the context of MoCA scoring, what does 'verbatim' mean for the repetition task?

Accepted Answer

Word-for-word, exactly as stated

Answer

Verbatim means every word must match the original sentence exactly for credit.

Question 5

Which patient population commonly shows deficits on the MoCA sentence repetition task even when other items are preserved?

Accepted Answer

Patients with primary progressive aphasia

Answer

Primary progressive aphasia often impairs sentence repetition while other cognitive domains remain relatively intact.

(MoCA) Montreal Cognitive Assessment Practice Test