Abstraction and Language Flashcards
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Which word pair is used as the unscored practice example in the MoCA abstraction task?
Answer: Banana and orange
Banana and orange is the practice item, with the answer 'fruit'.
Which two word pairs are scored in the MoCA abstraction section?
Answer: Train-bicycle and watch-ruler
The scored pairs are train-bicycle and watch-ruler.
A patient says a train and a bicycle are alike because 'they both have wheels'. How is this scored on the MoCA?
Answer: 0 points, because it is a concrete rather than abstract similarity
'Both have wheels' is concrete and does not earn the point.
Which response would earn the point for the watch-ruler pair on the MoCA?
Answer: 'Both are measuring instruments'
'Measuring instruments' or 'used to measure' is the accepted abstract answer.
How many sentences must the patient repeat in the MoCA sentence repetition task, and how many points is each worth?
Answer: Two sentences worth 1 point each
Two sentences are repeated, each worth one point.
A patient repeats 'The cat always hid under the couch when the dogs were in the room' (adding 'the' before 'dogs'). How is this scored?
Answer: 0 points, because the repetition must be exact
Any omission, substitution, or addition scores zero; repetition must be verbatim.