In all likelihood, you have used a Likert scale (or something you’ve called a Likert scale) in a survey before. It might surprise you to learn that Likert scales are a very specific format and what you have been calling Likert may not be. Not to worry — researchers that have been doing surveys for… Read More »
Question Types
Want better data? Ask the right questions.
From radio buttons to Likert scales to allowing respondents to upload files, our massive library of survey question types lets you gather just the data you need. You can even build your own question types using our Custom Question API.
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Dozens of Question Types
Get the data you need by asking the right questions. Use Drag & Drop Rank Order Questions and Likert Scales to gather opinions. Calculate a sum in real-time using Continuous Sum questions. Ask respondents to upload files. No matter what data you need, we have the question type to collect it.
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Include What You Want
Need to include extra survey instructions? Want to add an image? We make all that easy. And if you know CSS, you can change the styling of individual questions using custom CSS classes. It’s your survey question – style it however you want.
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Add Restrictions
Sometimes your survey takers need a few extra guidelines. Whether you need to make questions required, limit the number of words in an essay question, or even disallow certain file upload types, SurveyGizmo lets you add restrictions to your questions so you get exactly the answer you’re looking for.
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Custom Questions Builder
We recognize that sometimes you need to ask very specific questions. That’s why we built our powerful custom scripting functionality into SurveyGizmo. From within SurveyGizmo, you can use our integrated Developer Toolkit to build your own custom question types and meet your specific data collection needs head-on.
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Expand Your Toolkit
Don’t see the question type you’re looking for? Head over to our Marketplace, where you’ll find dozens of new question types you can use to make your surveys more engaging. From Geolocation questions to Net Promoter Score surveys, you’ll find it in the Marketplace.
More survey question features:
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Basic Question Types
Textboxes, radio buttons, essays & more. We’ve got ‘em all.
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Drag & Drop Ranking Questions
Allow respondents to drag and drop items to rank them
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Make Questions Required
Require respondents to answer a particular question before continuing
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Export Survey to Word
Export your entire survey to Word for review
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Edit in Bulk
Save time by adding multiple answer options at once
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Signature Questions
Collect digital signatures from respondents
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CSS Support
Style individual questions using CSS
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File Upload Questions
Allow your respondents to upload files
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Survey Question Marketplace
Download one-of-a-kind question types from our Marketplace
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Card Sort Questions
Allow respondents to sort images by drag and drop
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Continuous Sum Questions
Calculate a sum in real-time based on survey answers
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Captcha Support
Verify that your respondents are humans
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Question Grouping
Group related questions together
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Star Ranking Questions
Ask respondents to rate items on a scale of stars
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Social Network Sharing
Allow respondents to share your survey via social media
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Question Timer
Set a timer on individual survey questions
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Auto-Complete
Suggest answers as the person types
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Image Choice Questions
Allow respondents to select images as answers
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