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How to Assign Categories and Scoring in Quizzes With Dynamic Result Messages - A Complete Guide!

This feature in quizzes allows you to assign scores to answers and categorize them. This helps in generating useful quiz results, such as assessments, recommendations, or segmentation based on responses and now display personalized result messages based on scoring ranges. This is perfect for assessments, personality quizzes, onboarding surveys, and more.


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How to Add Scores in Quizzes


Step 1: Create or Edit a Quiz


  1. Log into your account.

  2. Navigate to Sites >  Quizzes.

  3. Select an existing quiz or click + New Quiz to create a new one.



Step 2: Add Questions to the Quiz


  1. Click Add Question and choose a question type (Single Choice, Multiple Choice, Dropdown, etc.).

  2. Enter the question and possible answer choices.

  3. For each answer choice, assign a score value based on how much weight it carries.



Step 3: Assign Scores to Categories


  1. Create score categories (e.g., Category A, Category B, etc.).

    Note: When you create or edit a category, the in-product category popover explains how categories work—from setup, to assigning options, to showing category scores on the result page. Refer to it as a quick guide while you build.



  2. Assign scores to each answer:

    1. For Single Choice/Dropdown questions, assign a fixed score per answer.

    2. For Multiple Choice/Multi Dropdown, assign a score per option that adds up if multiple choices are selected.

  3. Assign each answer’s score to the relevant category.



Step 4: Save and Preview


  1. Click Save Quiz once you’ve set up all questions and scoring.

  2. Use the Preview option to test the quiz and check if scores are calculated correctly.


How Quiz Scoring Works


Step 1: Set the Maximum Score for Each Question


Every question has a maximum score, which depends on its type:

Example:


Step 2: Assign Scores to Answers


When a quiz-taker selects an answer, it contributes to:

Example:


Step 3: Calculating the Final Score


Once all answers are selected, the final score is calculated using this formula:

Final Score = (Selected Score / Max Score) * 100

This is done separately for Overall Only and for each category.


Example Calculation

Category

Selected Score

Max Score

Final %

Final Score Formula

Overall

90

130

69.23%

Selected Score for Overall / Maximum Possible Score for Overall

Category A

20

50

40.00%

Selected Score for Category A / Maximum Possible Score for Category A

Category B

20

50

40.00%

Selected Score for Category B / Maximum Possible Score for Category B

Category C

10

50

20.00%

Selected Score for Category C / Maximum Possible Score for Category C



In this example:


Key Takeaways About "Overall Only"


  1. "Overall Only" is a Consolidated Score

    • If an answer is assigned only to "Overall Only," it doesn’t count towards any category.

    • If an answer is assigned to both a category and "Overall Only," it is counted in both.

  2. Categories Are Independent but Contribute to the Overall Score

    • Each category's score is calculated separately, but the Overall Score is the sum of all category scores.

  3. Formula Breakdown

    • The Final Score Formula is calculated as:
       Maximum Selected Score for X / Maximum possible score in each category


    • This applies across Overall, Category A, Category B, etc. to derive the percentage scores.


Add Dynamic Result Messages by Score Ranges


You can display different messages depending on a quiz taker’s score percentage.


Steps

  1. Go to the Result Page in the quiz builder.

  2. Define your score ranges (for example, Low: 0–40%, Medium: 41–70%, High: 71–100%).

  3. Add a custom message for each range.

  4. Optionally, add a CTA (subscribe, book a call, redirect to funnel, etc.).




Examples



Best Practices



Build the Result Page from Scratch


You can add or remove sections and fully customize them.

Sections Available



The top section of the result page.

What you can do:


Example: Add your logo and a custom quiz title, “Leadership Scorecard.”


Overall Score


Summarizes total quiz performance.


What you can do:

Example: “You scored 68% — you’re on the right track! Let’s take the next step.”


Category Score

Breaks down performance across multiple categories.


What you can do:


Example: “Marketing 80%, Sales 60%, Leadership 40%” with feedback under each.


Individual Category


Highlights a single category - either the highest or lowest scoring one.


Settings available:


Example: “Your score shows you are Marketing Strategy with a score of 80%” with a right-aligned video and a CTA button labeled “Subscribe.”


Call to Action


Encourages quiz takers to take the next step.

What you can do:


Example: “Want to talk about your results? Book a 15-min call” with a branded button.



Closes out the result page.

What you can do:

Example: “© 2025 XYZ Co. | Privacy Policy” with a light gray background.


Best Practices