Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-questions-to-your-interactive-videos Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-06 # How do I add questions to an interactive video? Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-09-25 ## Short answer Move the playhead to the right moment, click **Question** in the interaction bar, choose a **Type**, write the **Prompt** and any answers, and save. The video pauses when the question appears and continues after the viewer answers. Mindstamp has 13 question types, from multiple choice to video and voice responses. ## Steps 1. Select **Interactions** and move the playhead to the point where viewers have enough context to answer. 2. Click **Question** in the interaction bar. A new question starts as **Free Response**. 3. Choose a **Type**, then write the **Prompt**. Add **Answers** if the type uses them. 4. For a scored type, set the correct answer. Then choose what happens after each answer. 5. Open **Settings** to allow skipping or rewinding, add a hint or a time limit, or have the question read aloud. 6. Save the question. Answer it from the share link in a private browser window, then find the response under **Questions** in reporting. ![Question editor in Mindstamp with the Type list open, showing Free Response, Multiple Choice, Choose All That Apply, Dropdown Select, Number Response, Date Response and Video Response](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/question-types.webp) _Open the Type list to choose a question type. The list scrolls to show all 13 types._ ![Multiple Choice question in the Mindstamp editor with an answer Action, the Correct Answer set, and the question preview on the video](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/question-multiple-choice.webp) _A multiple choice question: set an action for each answer, mark the correct one, and check the preview._ ![Settings section of a Mindstamp question with Allow skipping, Repeat Until Correct and Time Limit highlighted](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/question-settings.webp) _Question settings include Allow skipping, Repeat Until Correct and Time Limit._ ## The 13 question types - **Free Response**: a text box. - **Multiple Choice**: up to 5 answers. One click submits. - **Choose All That Apply**: up to 8 checkboxes. - **Dropdown Select**: a list, with search when it has more than six answers. - **Number Response** and **Date Response**: a number field or a calendar. - **Video Response**, **Voice Response**, **Drawing Response** and **Image Response**: the viewer records up to 120 seconds, draws on the frame, or uploads an image. - **Rating (1-5)**: five stars. - **Likert Scale**: five fixed options from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. - **Display Poll**: up to 5 answers, then a chart of how all viewers answered. ## Correct answers and scores Six types can be scored: **Free Response**, **Multiple Choice**, **Choose All That Apply**, **Dropdown Select**, **Number Response** and **Date Response**. Free Response accepts one or more correct answers and ignores capital letters unless you turn on **Match case**. Choose All That Apply must match the exact set. Number Response uses a range. The other types record the response without a score. ## What happens after an answer Multiple Choice and Dropdown Select answers can each run their own action, such as **Show Message**, **Change Time**, **Open Link** or **Switch Video**. The other scored types run one action for a correct answer and one for an incorrect answer. Use these actions to branch viewers or send them back to review. ## Question settings - **Allow skipping** shows a skip control. **Allow Rewinding** lets viewers go back to a time you choose. - **Provide Hint** adds a hint the viewer can open. - **Time Limit** closes the question after 2 to 90 seconds. It is not available for rating or media response types. - **Repeat Until Correct** makes the viewer try again. It needs a scored type, no time limit, and skipping turned off. - **Speak Question** and **Speak Answers** read the question aloud. ## Use answers later in the video Save a response in a variable (Core and higher plans) to address viewers by name or to adapt later content. Conditional logic (Pro and higher plans) can then show or hide later interactions based on that answer. ## Stop viewers from skipping questions Turn on **Prevent passing required interactions** in the video’s **Settings**, under **Viewer experience** (Core and higher plans). Viewers then cannot seek past a question that does not allow skipping until they answer it. ## Go further - [Questions](https://mindstamp.com/features/questions) - [Video quizzes](https://mindstamp.com/features/video-quiz) - [Interactions tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/interactions) ## Related answers - [Can viewers record video or voice answers?](https://mindstamp.com/help/video-and-voice-responses) - [How do passing scores and retries work in a video quiz?](https://mindstamp.com/help/quiz-passing-score-and-retries) - [How do I stop learners from skipping ahead in a training video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/prevent-skipping-ahead) - [How do I show or hide an interaction with conditional logic?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-create-a-video-with-conditional-logic) --- Need more help? [Contact Mindstamp](https://mindstamp.com/contact) · [Help Center](https://mindstamp.com/help) · [All Help Center articles as JSON](https://mindstamp.com/help-feed/index.json)