MoCA Test 2025 Complete Study Guide and Cognitive Assessment Overview
Notes
What is the MoCA test? - correct answer ✔✔screening instrument used to facilitate the
assessment of mild cognitive impairment.
mild cognitive impairment is... - correct answer ✔✔the transitional phase between normal
cognitive state and dementia. -
Why is it important to detect mild cognitive impairment? - correct answer ✔✔-As secondary
prevention programs may be useful at this stage.
- Affected individuals have high risk of developing dementia.
- To begin early intervention.
MoCA test administration (time, points, materials needed) - correct answer ✔✔-TIME: 10
MINUTES
-30 POINTS
-NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
-MATERIALS NEEDED: TESTSHEET, PENCIL, ERASER, AND STOPWATCH.
Domains assessed: - correct answer ✔✔• Attention
• Concentration
• Executive function
• Visuospatial skills
• Language
• Orientation
, Sensitivity - correct answer ✔✔Identifies amount of true positives for a test (People that have
cognitive impacts).
Specificity - correct answer ✔✔Identifies true negatives (People that do not have cognitive
impairments).
Alternating Trail making - correct answer ✔✔Scoring: • 1 point is allocated if the subject
successfully draws the following pattern without drawing any lines that cross:
•1-A-2-B-3-C-4-D-5-E
• Any error that is not self-corrected earns a score of 0
• Points are NOT given if they connect E to 1.
What area of the brain does the alternating trail making test? - correct answer ✔✔• Frontal
Lobe
• Difficulty executing this task indicates impaired executive function due to lack of flexibility and
concrete thought process.
• Executive function is controlled by the frontal lobe
What common pathologies display difficulty executing the trail making task? (Impaired
executive function, lack of flexibility, and concrete thought process.) - correct answer ✔✔-
Common Pathologies: Alzheimer's, vascular disease, dementia
What is executive function controlled by? - correct answer ✔✔-Frontal Lobe
Cube drawing task scoring: - correct answer ✔✔• Scoring:
• One point is allocated for a correctly executed drawing:
• Must be 3 dimensional
• All lines are drawn
Notes
What is the MoCA test? - correct answer ✔✔screening instrument used to facilitate the
assessment of mild cognitive impairment.
mild cognitive impairment is... - correct answer ✔✔the transitional phase between normal
cognitive state and dementia. -
Why is it important to detect mild cognitive impairment? - correct answer ✔✔-As secondary
prevention programs may be useful at this stage.
- Affected individuals have high risk of developing dementia.
- To begin early intervention.
MoCA test administration (time, points, materials needed) - correct answer ✔✔-TIME: 10
MINUTES
-30 POINTS
-NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
-MATERIALS NEEDED: TESTSHEET, PENCIL, ERASER, AND STOPWATCH.
Domains assessed: - correct answer ✔✔• Attention
• Concentration
• Executive function
• Visuospatial skills
• Language
• Orientation
, Sensitivity - correct answer ✔✔Identifies amount of true positives for a test (People that have
cognitive impacts).
Specificity - correct answer ✔✔Identifies true negatives (People that do not have cognitive
impairments).
Alternating Trail making - correct answer ✔✔Scoring: • 1 point is allocated if the subject
successfully draws the following pattern without drawing any lines that cross:
•1-A-2-B-3-C-4-D-5-E
• Any error that is not self-corrected earns a score of 0
• Points are NOT given if they connect E to 1.
What area of the brain does the alternating trail making test? - correct answer ✔✔• Frontal
Lobe
• Difficulty executing this task indicates impaired executive function due to lack of flexibility and
concrete thought process.
• Executive function is controlled by the frontal lobe
What common pathologies display difficulty executing the trail making task? (Impaired
executive function, lack of flexibility, and concrete thought process.) - correct answer ✔✔-
Common Pathologies: Alzheimer's, vascular disease, dementia
What is executive function controlled by? - correct answer ✔✔-Frontal Lobe
Cube drawing task scoring: - correct answer ✔✔• Scoring:
• One point is allocated for a correctly executed drawing:
• Must be 3 dimensional
• All lines are drawn
