Closed-ended questions

Closed-ended questions are questions with a pre-defined set of answer options. The answers from these question types are stored and exported as a value such as "1." Explore the links below to learn about the different types of closed-ended questions.

radio

The radio question type (type: radio) allows respondents to select one response. These are also sometimes known as "single-select questions."

checkbox

The checkbox question type (type: checkbox) allows respondents to select one or more responses. These are also sometimes known as "multi-select questions."

rank

The rank question type (type: rank) allows respondents to assign a rank to a collection of items relative to each other, or to a specified number of elements. 

pulldown

The pulldown question type (type: pulldown) displays a dropdown menu and allows respondents to select one response.

listbox

The listbox question type (type: listbox) displays a list of options similar to a pulldown question, and allows respondents to select one or more responses.

radioslider

The radioslider question type (type: radioslider) is an interactive exercise that allows respondents to select one response by moving an indicator in a horizontal fashion from left to right.

radiostar

The radiostar question type (type: radiostar) is an interactive rating system using stars that allows respondents to select one response.