Survey questions with answer options, scales and a reason for each.

Questions by audience.

Each page groups the questions by topic. Most also link to ready-made templates that already include some of them.

• EmployeesWorkload, managers, growth, pay, wellbeing and whether people plan to stay.30 questions
• StudentsClasses and teaching, homework, school life, wellbeing and plans after graduation.26 questions
• Manager feedbackWhat the team thinks of its manager: communication, support, fairness and recognition.26 questions
• Training feedbackAfter a course, workshop or webinar: content, trainer, format and what people will use.26 questions
• After an eventConferences, meetups, webinars and company events: program, speakers, venue and next time.26 questions
• Surveying a different audience?Describe who you’re surveying and what you want to learn, and the free AI question generator writes a first draft.Open the AI question generator

More question lists on our blog.

• Customer satisfaction questions50 questions about your product, your service and customer loyalty.
• Exit interview questionsWhat to ask employees who are leaving.
• Feedback form questionsShort questions for a feedback form on your website or after a purchase.

Which question type to use.

The type decides what your report can show. All six are on the Free plan.

• Single choice

  How did you hear about the event?

  One answer from a list. Add “Other” in case the list misses something.

• Multiple choice

  Which benefits do you use?

  Several answers per person. The report counts how often each option was picked.

• Star rating

  How would you rate the speaker?

  A quick 1–5 score that gives you an average to compare over time.

• Scale

  How clear were the instructions? 1 = not at all clear, 5 = completely clear.

  For agreement or frequency. Label both ends so everyone reads the numbers the same way.

• NPS

  How likely are you to recommend this course to a friend?

  A 0–10 scale, and the report calculates the Net Promoter Score for you. Asked of employees about the workplace, it becomes eNPS.

• Open answer

  What one thing should we change?

  Answers in people’s own words. Use one or two per survey and put them at the end.

How to write questions people answer honestly.

1. Ask about one thing at a time

   If pay is fine and benefits are poor, a double-barreled question gets a middling score that tells you nothing.

   Instead of How satisfied are you with your pay and benefits?

   Ask How fair is your pay for the work you do? Then ask about benefits in a separate question.

2. Don’t lead the answer

   Praise in the question pushes scores up. Neutral wording gives you numbers you can trust.

   Instead of How much did you enjoy our excellent workshop?

   Ask How would you rate the workshop?

3. Ask about what happened

   People are poor at predicting their own behavior and much better at recalling what they actually did.

   Instead of Would you use a mentoring program?

   Ask In the last three months, how often did you ask a colleague for advice?

4. Give people a way out

   Without one, people pick any answer just to move on, and that answer ends up in your report.

   Instead of Which tools do you use? (with no “Other” option)

   Ask The same list with “Other” and “I don’t use any of these”.

5. Stick to one scale

   With one scale you can put the averages side by side and see which topic scores lowest.

   Instead of Stars for one question, 1–10 for the next, words for the third.

   Ask One 1–5 scale for every rating in the survey.