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Question types and specifications

There are multiple types of questions that you can add to your site.

Where questions are located

You can add questions to the following content types. In sessions, questions are used for timed live polls in sessions. For the other content types, questions go in the description and are available to answer as long as the content is available.

Click each link to see what questions look like in that content type:

Specifications

Question type

Question text specs

Answer text specs

Can you set a correct answer?

Multiple choice
Users select one answer. There’s a correct answer.

2,500 characters max. Can include images and formatted text.

100 characters max per answer (recommended).

There’s no limit to the number of answers, but we recommend about 5.

Yes, one.

Poll
Users select one answer. For collecting user data and opinions without a correct answer.

Same as above.

Same as above.

Not applicable. Polls are meant to collect user data or opinions.

Select many
Users select more than one answer.

Same as above.

Same as above.

Yes, multiple.

Order
Users put answers in order by clicking and dragging.

Same as above.

Same as above.

No

Fill in the blank
Users type their own answer.

Same as above.

You don’t create answers. Users type their response in a single text box.

No

Rating
Users choose a number on a scale.

Same as above.

Uses numbers on a scale instead of text. We recommend a 1-5 scale. Or up to 10 fits on both mobile and desktop screens.

No

Examples of each type of question. The light pink answers were selected by the user. The “order” answers were clicked and dragged. The “fill in the blank” answer was typed.

Question configuration options

Element

Options (click to enlarge example)

Percentage

(error) Hide the percentage of users who chose each answer. (Normally it appears once users select their answer.) Only applies to Multiple Choice, Poll, and Select Many question types.

An answer without a percentage.

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