Add scores and calculations
Turn answer choices into a total by updating a numeric variable through logic rules.
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Steps
- Decide which answers earn points and write a small scoring table before editing the form.
- Open Design → Logic → Customize using data → Variables and choose or create a Number variable with an initial value of 0. Save it.
A Number variable stores a starting value. Saved calculation rules determine how answers change it. - Open Branching & Calculations. Add a rule on each scored question, choose the answer condition, and add a calculation action that changes the intended variable.
Check both the target variable and operand. This control example was canceled and is not a verified points rule. - Select Save logic. Test an all-zero path, a single-point path, and the highest possible total.
- Check the total through your intended recall or Results workflow before publishing the quiz.
Check before you rely on it
Keep one variable per independent score. A displayed score is not evidence that every answer rule is correct.
If you need help
Changing an earlier answer, moving backwards, or repeating a question can expose scoring mistakes. Include those paths in your test.
Contact support with the relevant screen, time, and a redacted description. Keep credentials and private respondent information out of screenshots.