MoCA Memory Domain Complete Study Guide and Cognitive Assessment
Practice Notes
Draw the face of a clock... - correct answer ✔✔a point is given when
1. The clock face must be a circle with only minor distortions
2. All clock numbers must be present and in order. Roman numerals are ok
3. There must be two hands jointly indicating the correct time. The hour had has to be shorter
than the minute hand
Trail making - correct answer ✔✔One point given if...
1. Prt makes lines from 1 to A then to 2 and so on.
2. Prt does not close the image
Naming animals - correct answer ✔✔Points given for the correct names
Memory portion - correct answer ✔✔Point given for each words that prt correctly recalls
1. You are not able to repeat the question
2. Don't correct prt if they say an incorrect word
Memory portion prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
"Please wait to repeat until I am through" (mem)
Attention portion (forwards and back) - correct answer ✔✔point is only given if prt says all the
correct numbers in the exact order
1. you cannot repeat the question nor the numbers
Attention portion prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
, "Please wait to repeat until I am through" (att)
Attention Letters - correct answer ✔✔One point is given if prt has no errors. 2 errors or more is
wrong
1. If prt tries to interrupt you, keep going. You cannot stop
Serial 7s - correct answer ✔✔Points are given if prt can give the correct numbers.
-you are able to repeat the instructions but say:
"Start at 100 and take away 7. Then keep subtracting 7 from your answer
sentence repetition - correct answer ✔✔one point is given for each sentence if prt can repeat
exactly what you said without error
1. you cannot repeat the sentence
sentence repetition prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
"Please wait to repeat until after I am through" (sent)
Verbal fluency - correct answer ✔✔One point is given if there are no
-proper nouns
-numbers
-words with the same sound but different suffix
1. you can repeat instructions once but say
"Tell me as many words as you can think of that begin with the letter F"
2.Correct prt if they say two consecutive words. If they continue to give you words without F do
not correct them anymore
Practice Notes
Draw the face of a clock... - correct answer ✔✔a point is given when
1. The clock face must be a circle with only minor distortions
2. All clock numbers must be present and in order. Roman numerals are ok
3. There must be two hands jointly indicating the correct time. The hour had has to be shorter
than the minute hand
Trail making - correct answer ✔✔One point given if...
1. Prt makes lines from 1 to A then to 2 and so on.
2. Prt does not close the image
Naming animals - correct answer ✔✔Points given for the correct names
Memory portion - correct answer ✔✔Point given for each words that prt correctly recalls
1. You are not able to repeat the question
2. Don't correct prt if they say an incorrect word
Memory portion prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
"Please wait to repeat until I am through" (mem)
Attention portion (forwards and back) - correct answer ✔✔point is only given if prt says all the
correct numbers in the exact order
1. you cannot repeat the question nor the numbers
Attention portion prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
, "Please wait to repeat until I am through" (att)
Attention Letters - correct answer ✔✔One point is given if prt has no errors. 2 errors or more is
wrong
1. If prt tries to interrupt you, keep going. You cannot stop
Serial 7s - correct answer ✔✔Points are given if prt can give the correct numbers.
-you are able to repeat the instructions but say:
"Start at 100 and take away 7. Then keep subtracting 7 from your answer
sentence repetition - correct answer ✔✔one point is given for each sentence if prt can repeat
exactly what you said without error
1. you cannot repeat the sentence
sentence repetition prompts - correct answer ✔✔"Just tell me what you can remember"
"Please wait to repeat until after I am through" (sent)
Verbal fluency - correct answer ✔✔One point is given if there are no
-proper nouns
-numbers
-words with the same sound but different suffix
1. you can repeat instructions once but say
"Tell me as many words as you can think of that begin with the letter F"
2.Correct prt if they say two consecutive words. If they continue to give you words without F do
not correct them anymore
