Card Sort Questions

A card sort asks each participant to place every card into one group. Use it to learn how people group items, or where they expect to find things.

Add a Card Sort

Open the study editor and click Add Question in the section where you want the question.
Click Card sort.
Click Add card, then type the text for each card.
Click Add group, then type the name for each group.

Cards are text only. You cannot add an image to a card.
Each participant places each card in exactly one group.
A card sort has no multi-select setting.
Participants cannot add their own groups.
To shuffle the cards for each participant, open the question menu and choose Randomize card order. Choose Order cards as shown to keep your order.
Groups keep the order you set.

Card sorts are not available in a screening section.

On a wide layout, participants see a board of cards and groups. On a narrow layout, they see one card at a time.

On the board, drag a card into a group. You can also click a card, then click a group.
On a narrow layout, tap a group to place the current card.
On a narrow layout, click Undo last to reverse the last placement.
Click Next after every card is placed.

If a card is not placed, Next stays disabled. Participants see this message in a tooltip: “Please place every card into a group.”

Each response shows a grid. Cards are rows, and groups are columns. A filled circle marks the group where each card was placed.

A card sort has no Follow-ups setting. To learn why a participant grouped cards a certain way, add an open-ended question after the card sort.