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title: "Feedback activity question types"
slug: "feedback-activity-question-types"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Reference", "Content Creator"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
canonical: "totara.help/feedback-activity-question-types"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Feedback activity question types

There are a number of question types available in the feedback activity.

| **Question type** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Add page break | Adds a page break. All of the questions above the page break will appear on a separate page to those below it. There are no additional settings. Editing only allows you to delete the page break. |
| Captcha | Allows you to add a reCAPTCHA verification question to prevent bots from answering your survey. There are no settings to configure and this question will always be required. A Site Administrator must first first set up reCAPTCHA via the [authentication settings](/totara-20/docs/authentication-site-settings). |
| Information | This collects information from the system and does not allow the user answering to enter a value. You can configure the following settings: - **Question:** The text you wish to appear in front of the information e.g. 'Course name' - **Label:** Used to create [dependencies](/totara-20/docs/configure-feedback-question-dependencies) - **Information type:** Choose from **Course** (displays the current course name) or **Course category** (displays the current course category name) - useful if collecting answers from multiple courses - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Label | Allows you to enter a section of text into the feedback activity. This could be made a dependency so that you only see it if you answer a question a certain way. As this is not a question that requires an answer it cannot be marked as required and will always appear, subject to any connected dependencies. You can configure the following options: - **Content:** Enter the text to be displayed - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Longer text answer | Allows you to ask a question that prompts a long written answer. You can configure the following options: - **Required:** Tick to make the question mandatory to answer - **Question:** Enter the question text - **Label:** Used to create [dependencies](/totara-20/docs/configure-feedback-question-dependencies) - **Width:** Set the width of the answer box - **Number of lines:** Sets the default height of the answer box, this does not control how many lines the answer can be - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Multiple choice | Create a question where respondents can choose from a list of options. You can configure the following settings for this question type: - **Required:** Tick to make the question mandatory to answer - **Question:** Enter the question text - **Label:** Used to create [dependencies](/totara-20/docs/configure-feedback-question-dependencies) - **Multiple choice type:** Choose from single answer, multiple answers, or single answer (dropdown list) - **Adjustment:** Decide whether you want the options to be displayed in a **horizontal** or **vertical** line - **Hide the "Not selected" option:** If set to **No** then there will be an option the user can select labelled **Not selected** - **Do not analyse empty submits:** Decide whether to include empty responses in multiple choice [question analysis](/totara-20/docs/analysing-feedback-activity-responses) - **Multiple choice values:** Enter all of the possible responses, using a new line for each one - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Multiple choice (rated) | Create a multiple choice question that allows respondents to answer with a rating. You can set the ratings to be either ascending or descending depending on the order you enter them into the **Multiple choice values** field. Use the format **0/text** if you wish to use a text rating, e.g. **0/Poor, 1/Okay, 2/Average, 3/Good, 4/Excellent** **4/Excellent, 3/Good, 2/Average, 1/ Okay, 0/Poor** If you do not wish to use text in your ratings you could simply use numerical values e.g. **1/,2/,3/,4/,5/** Remember to add each new value on a new line, they are simply comma separated above to save space in this documentation. You may also configure these settings: - **Required:** Tick to make the question mandatory to answer - **Question:** Enter the question text - **Label:** Used to create dependencies - **Multiple choice type:** Choose from single answer or single answer (dropdown list) - **Adjustment:** Decide whether you want the options to be displayed in a **horizontal** or **vertical** line - **Hide the "Not selected" option:** If set to **No** then there will be an option the user can select labelled **Not selected** - **Do not analyse empty submits:** Decide whether to include empty responses in multiple choice [question analysis](/totara-20/docs/analysing-feedback-activity-responses) - **Multiple choice values:** Enter all of the possible responses, by using the format 0/,1/,2/ etc. You can add text after the slash if you want e.g. 0/Poor,1/Okay,2/Average,3/Good,4/Excellent. You should use a new line for each option - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Numeric answer | You may also configure these settings: - **Required:** Tick to make the question mandatory to answer - **Question:** Enter the question text - **Label:** Used to create [dependencies](/totara-20/docs/configure-feedback-question-dependencies) - **Range from:** - **Range to:** - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |
| Short text answer | Allows you to pose a question that requires a short written answer. You can configure the following settings: - **Required:** Tick to make the question mandatory to answer - **Question:** Enter the question text - **Label:** Used to create [dependencies](/totara-20/docs/configure-feedback-question-dependencies) - **Textfield width:** How wide the text field for answers will be - **Maximum characters accepted:** How many characters (including spaces) can be used in the answer - **Dependence item:** Choose the dependent item from the dropdown menu - **Dependence value:** Enter the dependent value - **Position:** The position this question will appear in the feedback activity |

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_feedback-and-choice.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A09%3A23Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A09%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=20T%2BkQbaQ5AHz%2FSiS8DYmzD1y%2FFxUeI0K0eG9eDQCTc%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Feedback and choice](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=308) activities in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use these tools, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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