The 12 types of questions
Here are the 12 types of questions available :
Open: Simple question that allows the respondent to freely answer the question.
Example : What do you think about our new advertising campaign?
Single choice question : Closed question that limits the choice of your respondent to one single option.
Example : What is your age range ?
18 - 25 years old
26 - 40 years old
41 – 55 years old
56 – 65 years old
65 years old and more
Multiple choice question: Closed question that allows the respondent to select several given answers.
Example : What sport(s) do you do ?
Swimming pool
Scuba diving
Other sports
Survey : Question that allows the respondent to give a mark in an easy and practical way.
Example : how do you rate our after-sales service ?

Drop-down list : It is a similar question to the single choice question but with a different display. The respondent selects, within a list, the response that he wants to choose. He can, of course, only select one single answer.
Example : What is your age range?
Comment : It is not really a question per say but an indication that you can add at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of your questionnaire.
Example (at the beginning of a questionnaire) : Please answer the following questions. This should not take you more than 5 minutes.
Single-choice table: It is a table that gives, for each of its row, the possibility to select one single answer amongst the different possibilities (displayed in the headers of the corresponding columns).
Example : Please give, for each of your children, their age range:
| | Less than 2 years old | Between 2 and 5 years old | Between 5 and 15 years old | More than 15 years old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child1 | ||||
| Child 2 | ||||
| Child 3 | ||||
| Child 4 |
Multiple-choice table: It is a table that gives, for each of its row, the possibility toselect several answers amongst the different possibilities (displayedin the headers of the corresponding columns).
Exemple : Select, for each of your child, the sport(s) that he/she does :
| | Bike | Kung-fu | Tennis | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child 1 | ||||
| Child 2 | ||||
| Child 3 |
Uni-row table : This single-entry table allows you to ask your respondents a list of responses organized by row. Each row is independent and can require a specific type of data (email, number, text).
Example : Please list the products (up to 4) that the different members of your family consume at home.
| Father | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | ||||
| Children |
Uni-column table: This single-entry table allows you to ask your respondents a list ofresponses organized by column. Each column is independent and can require aspecific type of data (email, number, text).
Example : Please list the products (up to 4) that the different members of your family consume at home.
| Father | Mother | Children |
|---|---|---|
Double-row table: This double-entry tale allows you to better steer your responses within a table. Each column is independent and can require aspecific type of data (email, number, text).
Example : Can you give the key-figures of your company for the last 5 years...
| | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | |||||
| Turnover | |||||
| Results | |||||
| Employees number |
Tableau Double-colonne : This double-entry tale allows you to better steer your responses withina table. Each column is independent and can require aspecific type ofdata (email, number, text).
Example : Can you give the key-figures of your company for the last 5 years...
| | Currency | Turnover | Results | Employees number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| 2003 |