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# How to Set Up a Categorise Quiz Slide in AhaSlides

> Turn sorting exercises into a live scored quiz — participants drag items into categories on their phones while results populate your screen in real time.

Categorise is a [quiz](/slides/quiz) question type where participants sort a shared list of items into predefined categories on their phones, with results updating live on the presenter screen.

## How It Works

When you present a Categorise slide, participants see a list of shuffled items on their devices and drag each one into the category they think it belongs in. The more items they get right — and the faster they answer — the more points they earn. On your presenter screen, the category columns populate with items in real time as responses come in.

## Setting Up a Categorise Slide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the slide">
    In the editor, click **New slide** and select **Categorise** from the **Quiz** section of the slide type picker.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write your question">
    Click into the **Your question** field and type the challenge you want participants to tackle. Be specific about what they're sorting.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add items to sort">
    In the **Category & options** section, enter all the items participants will sort into the shared **"Enter options, separated by commas"** field. AhaSlides splits them automatically into draggable items on the participant screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name your categories">
    Fill in a name for each category block. You can add up to **8 categories** by clicking **+ Add Category**. You can also type category-specific items into the **"Enter options, separated by commas"** field inside each category to pre-assign them as correct answers.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust settings and save">
    Configure scoring and timing — see Settings below — then save your slide.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Settings

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Points">
    Set the **Max** and **Min** points for the question. All correct answers receive the maximum unless **Faster answers get more points** is enabled.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Faster Answers Get More Points">
    Toggle this on to reward speed. For example, with 45 seconds on the clock and a max of 1,000 points, answering with 30 seconds remaining earns more than answering in the final seconds.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Partial Scoring">
    Toggle this on to award points for each correctly sorted item, even if the participant doesn't get them all right.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Time Limit">
    Set how many seconds participants have to answer. The default is **45 seconds**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Leaderboard">
    Toggle this on to show a leaderboard slide automatically after the Categorise slide.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Video Tutorial

<Frame>
  <iframe className="w-full aspect-video rounded-xl" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PeAS2yPtA_0" title="AhaSlides tutorial video" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowFullScreen />
</Frame>

## Try It Yourself

Explore a ready-made Categorise slide live — no account needed.

<Frame>
  <iframe className="w-full aspect-video rounded-xl" src="https://presenter.ahaslides.com/shared-template/1782226095960-ea9alcp4ex?hideAccessCode=true&hideText=true" title="Live AhaSlides Categorise template" allow="fullscreen" allowFullScreen />
</Frame>

<Card title="Use this template" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="https://presenter.ahaslides.com/demo/?refer=using-the-categorise-slide&sourcePresentation=9558419">
  Open this Categorise example in AhaSlides and make it your own.
</Card>

## Common Use Cases

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Classroom and Education" icon="graduation-cap">
    Sort vocabulary words by grammatical category, classify organisms into kingdoms, or group historical events by era — live results show teachers where the class needs revisiting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Corporate Training and Onboarding" icon="briefcase">
    Have new hires sort company values into "strategic priority" or "cultural pillar" buckets, or classify customer complaints by support tier.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Team Workshops and Retrospectives" icon="people-group">
    Sort a backlog of improvement ideas into "quick win", "big bet", and "park for later" buckets, or group blockers by root cause.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Icebreakers and Events" icon="bullhorn">
    Sort fun facts, team trivia, or product features into themed categories to warm up a conference session or all-hands.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Market Research" icon="chart-line">
    Ask participants to sort product attributes into "must-have", "nice-to-have", and "not needed" columns, or group use cases by department.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

For scoring mechanics, the leaderboard, and other quiz-wide settings, see [Quiz](/slides/quiz).
