Question Types (visual examples)

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  • colorful text or background colors
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  • images, logos, etc.

1)
Single Select, Vertical: allows one answer to be chosen.

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
Other (Please Specify)
*2)
Single Select, Horizontal: allows one answer to be chosen.
(* indicates a required question)

Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3
3)
Drop Down Menu, Single Select: allows one answer to be chosen.

4)
Multiple Select, vertical: more than one answer allowed.

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
Other (Please Specify)
5)
Multiple Select, horizontal: more than one answer allowed.

Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3

Matrix: Single Select, vertical: one answer allowed per row.

6)Question 1

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
7)Question 2

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
8)Question 3

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3

Matrix: Single Select, horizontal: one answer allowed per row, plus N/A choice.

Ans1Ans2Ans3N/A
9)Question 1
10)Question 2
11)Question 3

Matrix: Single Select, vertical, with poles: one choice, per question, allowed.

12)Question 1

Pole 1
 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
Pole 2
13)Question 2

Pole 1
 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
Pole 2
14)Question 3

Pole 1
 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
Pole 2

Matrix: Single Select, horizontal, with poles: one choice, per question, allowed.

15)Question 1

Pole 1 Pole 2
 Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3 
16)Question 2

Pole 1 Pole 2
 Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3 
17)Question 3

Pole 1 Pole 2
 Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3 

Matrix: Drop Down Menus, vertical: one choice per menu allowed.

18)Question 1

Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
19)Question 2

Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
20)Question 3

Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3

Matrix: Drop Down Menus, horizontal: one choice per menu allowed.

Heading 1Heading 2Heading 3
21)Question 1
22)Question 2
23)Question 3

Matrix: Multiple Select, vertical: more than one answer allowed per row.

24)Question 1

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
25)Question 2

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
26)Question 3

Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3

Matrix: Multiple Select, horizontal: more than one answer allowed per row.

Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3
27)Question 1
28)Question 2
29)Question 3
Matrix: Free Response, vertical (50 characters)
30)Question 1

 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
31)Question 2

 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
32)Question 3

 Answer 1
 Answer 2
 Answer 3
Matrix: Free Response, horizontal (50 characters)
Answer 1Answer 2Answer 3
33)Question 1
34)Question 2
35)Question 3
*36)
Free Response: Single Line Answer (2 char)



37)
Free Response: Single Line Answer (10 char)


38)
Free Response: Single Line Answer (100 char)


39)
Free Response: Multiple Line Answer (1000 char)


(1000 characters remaining)
40)
Free Response: Essay Answer (8000 char - approx. 5-6 double-spaced pages of text)


(7900 characters remaining)
41)
Rank Order Question: you can ask your participant to rank a series of items in a specific order (e.g., preference).

  Item 1
  Item 2
  Item 3
42)
Constant Sum Question: you can ask your participant to assign a specified number of points across a series of items. (More powerful than a rank order.)

   Item 1
   Item 2
   Item 3

Total: 0 (must sum to 100)