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Configure how your quiz calculates and displays scores. Set point values per question, enable partial credit for multi-select questions, and configure pass/fail thresholds.

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Scoring Modes

Choose how scores are calculated and displayed to quiz takers.

Points

Display total points earned out of total possible.

  • Display: “You scored 8/10 points”
  • Best for: Trivia quizzes, gamified assessments

Percentage

Show score as a percentage of total points.

  • Display: “You scored 80%”
  • Best for: Standardized testing, knowledge assessments

Pass/Fail

Display pass or fail status based on a threshold score.

  • Display: “PASSED” or “FAILED” badge
  • Best for: Certification, compliance testing

Personality

Match users to outcomes based on answer patterns (no right/wrong).

  • Display: Matched personality type with description
  • Best for: “What type are you?” quizzes, product finders

Configuring Scoring Mode

  1. Open your quiz in the builder
  2. Click Settings in the left sidebar
  3. Select the “Scoring” tab
  4. Choose your scoring mode from the dropdown
  • What to capture: The Scoring tab in Quiz Settings.
  • Show: The Scoring Mode dropdown with options: Points, Percentage, Pass/Fail, Personality.

Setting Point Values

By default, each question is worth 1 point. You can customize this per question to weight some questions more heavily.

Changing Point Value

  1. Select a question in the builder
  2. In the right settings panel, find the “Scoring” section
  3. Enter the point value in the “Points” field
  • What to capture: A question selected with the right panel showing the Scoring section.
  • Show: The Points field with a value entered (e.g., “2”).

When to Use Different Point Values

  • Harder questions: Worth more points (e.g., 3 points vs 1)
  • Important topics: Higher point value
  • Bonus questions: Extra points

Partial Credit

Award partial points for partially correct answers on questions with multiple correct options.

Supported Question Types

Partial credit applies to:

  • Checkboxes (multiple answer questions)
  • Picture Choice (when multiple selections allowed)
  • Ranking (points per item in correct position)

Partial Credit Modes

  • Proportional: Score = (correct selections / total correct) × points
  • No Penalty: Award points for correct selections without deducting for incorrect ones

Enabling Partial Credit

  1. Select a checkbox or multi-select question
  2. In the right panel, find the “Scoring” section
  3. Toggle on “Partial Credit”
  4. Select the partial credit mode

Example

Question worth 4 points: “Select all vowels: A, B, C, E, I”

  • Correct answers: A, E, I (3 items)
  • User selects: A, E (2 correct, 0 incorrect)
  • With proportional mode: 2/3 × 4 = 2.67 points
  • Without partial credit: 0 points (must get all correct)

Pass/Fail Settings

When using Pass/Fail scoring mode, configure the threshold for passing.

Setting Passing Score

  1. Set scoring mode to “Pass/Fail”
  2. Enter the Passing Score value (e.g., 70)
  3. Choose the type: Percentage or Points
  • What to capture: The Scoring settings with Pass/Fail mode selected.
  • Show: Passing Score field set to “70” and the Percentage/Points selector.

Pass/Fail Display

Quiz takers see:

  • PASSED (green badge) – if score meets or exceeds threshold
  • FAILED (red badge) – if score is below threshold
  • Score percentage is also shown alongside the badge

Score-Based Result Pages

Create different result pages that display based on the quiz taker’s score range. This is how you show customized feedback for different performance levels.

Creating Result Pages

  1. Click Result Pages in the left sidebar (trophy icon)
  2. Click “Add Result”
  3. Set the score range (min% – max%)
  4. Customize title, description, and image
  5. Add a call-to-action button if desired

Example Result Pages

Score RangeTitleMessage
90% – 100%Expert Level!You’ve mastered this topic.
70% – 89%Great Job!You know your stuff.
50% – 69%Good EffortA bit more practice and you’ll ace it.
0% – 49%Keep LearningReview the material and try again.

For detailed result page configuration, see Quiz Results & Outcomes.


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