Select Answer: scored multiple choice
This is the workhorse quiz question: a handful of options, one (or more) marked right, points on the board for whoever's fastest and correct.
Select Answer is usually the first slide type people reach for when they want a real quiz round rather than an opinion poll — a trivia night, a training check, an onboarding quiz, a classroom review before a test. Because it's scored, it changes the room's energy: people compete, a leaderboard means something, and getting the answer right (and fast) has a payoff beyond just being heard.
It's easy to confuse Select Answer with the unscored Multiple Choice slide, since the edit screens look almost identical. The difference is entirely in whether an answer is marked correct: turn scoring on and you have a quiz question with a right answer and points at stake; leave it off and you have a straight poll where every option is equally valid. Decide which you want before you write the question — a well-written trivia question ("Which planet has the most moons?") makes a poor opinion poll, and a genuine opinion question ("Which feature should we build next?") makes a meaningless quiz question if you force a "correct" answer onto it.
When writing the question itself, keep the options mutually exclusive and roughly the same length — a suspiciously long "correct" option is one of the easiest tells in a bad quiz question, and sharp audiences will spot the pattern after a slide or two.
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Add the slide
Select New Slide → Select Answer under Quiz.
Coming Soon · ScreenshotThe New Slide panel with Select Answer highlighted under the Quiz section.
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Write the question
Use the Question field; add a longer description underneath if the question needs setup or context.
Coming Soon · ScreenshotThe Question field and optional description field on the Select Answer edit panel, filled in with a sample trivia question.
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List your options
Fill each option box, and select Add Option for more — each gets its own color automatically.
Coming Soon · ScreenshotFour color-coded option boxes filled in, with the Add Option button visible below the last one.
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Flag what's correct
Switch on Mark Correct Answer(s) and tap the right option(s) to enable scoring.
Coming Soon · ScreenshotThe Mark Correct Answer(s) toggle switched on, with one option showing a checkmark to indicate it's the correct choice.
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Set the time limit and points
Adjust how long participants have to answer and how many points a correct, fast answer is worth before moving on.
Coming Soon · ScreenshotThe slide settings panel showing time limit and points controls for a Select Answer slide.
Video: building a Select Answer slide end to end — adding the slide, writing a question, filling in options, and switching on Mark Correct Answer(s) to mark the right one.
Leave "Mark Correct Answer(s)" off and this becomes an ordinary opinion poll — no points, no right answer. The video above walks through this same edit panel, and Type Answer, Pick the Number, and Lineup all follow the same basic pattern: write a question, define the correct answer, set the time limit and points.
Frequently asked questions
Can more than one option be correct?
Yes — mark as many options as you need. Participants can then select multiple answers, and full credit is awarded only when their selection matches your marked set.
How are points calculated?
A correct, fast answer earns the most points, with the value tapering as more time passes before the participant answers. An incorrect answer earns zero regardless of speed.
Can I add an image to an option instead of just text?
Yes — each option box accepts an image alongside or instead of text, which is useful for visual quiz rounds like "which logo belongs to which brand."
What's the difference between this and Multiple Choice?
They share the same layout, but Select Answer is scored — it has a marked correct answer and awards points — while Multiple Choice is an unscored poll where every option is a valid response.