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Explore Question Formats
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Select Question Format #
With Agolix, you can ask questions in several different formats:

You can mix different question formats in the same assessment.
Scored Question Formats #
You can assign scores (and types, for Multi-Type assessments) to these question formats:
- Binary: Answer by choosing one of two opposite choices, such as Yes/No or True/False, or by checking a box
- Forced Choice: Answer by selecting one side of a 5-point spectrum scale, where each side awards points to a different type (Multi-Type Assessments only)
- Multiple Choice: Answer by choosing one item from a list (previously known as Options Questions), AI capability
- Ranking: Answer by arranging a list of items in order (Multi-Type Assessments only)
- Scale: Answer by choosing a number on a scale, such as 1 to 5 or 1 to 10, AI capability
Unscored Question Formats #
These question formats are not scored and cannot be assigned points:
- Drop-down: Answer by selecting from a drop-down list. Cannot be assigned to types.
- Text Entry: Answer by typing free-form text — either a multi-line response or a single line with optional validation for email, date, URL, phone number, and more. Can be assigned to types for reporting purposes.
Trigger Question Formats for Conditional Logic #
The following question formats can be used as trigger questions with Conditional Logic:
Please see Add Conditional Logic for details on how to use this feature.
Question Formats for Registration Page #
These question formats can be used to collect information from respondents on the assessment’s registration page. They are not scored and cannot be assigned points:
- Drop-down: Answer by selecting from a drop-down list. Cannot be assigned to types.
- Text Entry: Answer by typing free-form text — either a multi-line response or a single line with optional validation for email, date, URL, phone number, and more. Can be assigned to types for reporting purposes.
This setting is available for all of the above question formats:

Some common registration questions are: Role at the Company, Age, phone number, City you reside in, and State you live in.
Please review the rest of the Reference Guide to learn more about our software.
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