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# Question types

Learn about the question types and question-building features available in Dscout screeners and studies. Select a card to see how to set it up, which study types support it, and how to analyze the responses.

### Closed-ended

Participants choose or enter answers within limits you set.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-list-check" style="color:$primary;">:list-check:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Multiple choice</strong></td><td>Let participants pick one or several answers from a list.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/multiple-choice-questions.md">Multiple choice questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-sliders" style="color:$primary;">:sliders:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Scale</strong></td><td>Collect ratings on a numeric scale.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/scale-questions.md">Scale questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-hashtag" style="color:$primary;">:hashtag:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Number</strong></td><td>Collect a numeric answer up to nine digits long.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/number-questions.md">Number questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-ranking-star" style="color:$primary;">:ranking-star:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Ranking</strong></td><td>Have participants put a list of options in order.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/ranking-questions.md">Ranking questions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Open-ended

Participants respond in their own words, with their voice, or with photos, video, and screen recordings.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-keyboard" style="color:$primary;">:keyboard:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Typed response</strong></td><td>Collect written answers, with or without a 140-character limit.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/typed-response-questions.md">Typed response questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-microphone" style="color:$primary;">:microphone:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Talk out loud</strong></td><td>Collect spoken answers that are transcribed with the recording.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/talk-out-loud-questions.md">Talk out loud questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-camera" style="color:$primary;">:camera:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Photo</strong></td><td>Have participants take or upload a photo.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/photo-questions.md">Photo questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-video" style="color:$primary;">:video:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Video</strong></td><td>Have participants record or upload a video.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/video-questions.md">Video questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-display" style="color:$primary;">:display:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Screen recording</strong></td><td>Watch participants walk through an app or website on their own screen.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/screen-recording-questions.md">Screen recording questions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Activity

Hands-on questions: tasks, card sorts, and navigation tests.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-bullseye" style="color:$primary;">:bullseye:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Task</strong></td><td>Send participants to a website or prototype to complete a task.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/activity-questions/task-questions.md">Task questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-table-columns" style="color:$primary;">:table-columns:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Card sort</strong></td><td>See how participants group items into categories.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/activity-questions/card-sort-questions.md">Card sort questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-sitemap" style="color:$primary;">:sitemap:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Tree testing</strong></td><td>Find out whether participants can locate items in your navigation structure.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/activity-questions/tree-testing-questions.md">Tree testing questions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Question settings and organization

Checkpoints and tools for structuring, reusing, and enriching the questions in your study.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-flag" style="color:$primary;">:flag:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Checkpoint</strong></td><td>Give participants instructions or a pause without asking a question.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/checkpoint-questions.md">Checkpoint questions</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-database" style="color:$primary;">:database:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Question banks</strong></td><td>Save questions and reuse them across studies.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/question-banks.md">Question banks</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-layer-group" style="color:$primary;">:layer-group:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Question groups</strong></td><td>Organize related questions and randomize their order.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/question-groups.md">Question groups</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-shuffle" style="color:$primary;">:shuffle:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Multi-variate testing</strong></td><td>Show different concepts or designs to participants in a random order.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/multi-variate-testing.md">Multi-variate testing</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-chart-pie" style="color:$primary;">:chart-pie:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Using question quotas</strong></td><td>Limit how many people can give a particular answer.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/using-question-quotas.md">Using question quotas</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-images" style="color:$primary;">:images:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Question stimuli</strong></td><td>Attach images or other media for participants to react to.</td><td><a href="/study-basics/question-types/question-settings-and-organization/question-stimuli.md">Question stimuli</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Question types by study type

Not every question type is available in every study. Select your study type to see which ones you can use.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-arrow-pointer" style="color:$primary;">:arrow-pointer:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Usability tests</strong></td><td>See the question types available in usability tests.</td><td><a href="/usability-tests/what-are-usability-tests-in-dscout/question-types-in-usability-tests.md">Question types in usability tests</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-photo-film" style="color:$primary;">:photo-film:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Media surveys</strong></td><td>See the question types available in media surveys.</td><td><a href="/media-surveys/what-are-media-surveys-in-dscout/question-types-in-media-surveys.md">Question types in media surveys</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-bullhorn" style="color:$primary;">:bullhorn:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Intercept studies</strong></td><td>See the question types available in intercept studies.</td><td><a href="/intercept-studies/what-are-intercept-studies-in-dscout/question-types-in-intercept-studies.md">Question types in intercept studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-book-open" style="color:$primary;">:book-open:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Diary studies</strong></td><td>See the question types available in diary studies.</td><td><a href="/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/question-types-in-diary-studies.md">Question types in diary studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-robot" style="color:$primary;">:robot:</i></h3></td><td><strong>AI moderated studies</strong></td><td>See the question types available in AI moderated studies.</td><td><a href="/ai-moderated-studies/what-are-ai-moderated-studies/question-types-in-ai-moderated-studies.md">Question types in AI moderated studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><h3><i class="fa-filter" style="color:$primary;">:filter:</i></h3></td><td><strong>Screeners</strong></td><td>See the question types available in screeners.</td><td><a href="/recruit-participants/what-are-dscout-screeners/question-types-in-screeners.md">Question types in screeners</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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