Marking a form question as optional or required

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A form asks for a student's home phone number, but you do not really need it. What should the Required switch be?

A Switched off, so the question is optional

B Switched on, so everyone must answer

2. What does it mean when the Required switch is ON for a form question?

A The person must answer it before they can submit

B The person can skip it if they want to

3. Which question is the best one to leave as Required?

A What is your home address?

B Which lunch order do you want?

4. A club form has a question about a student's birthday that the club never uses. What is the best choice?

A Keep it and switch Required on

B Delete the question completely

5. Mia sees a question on a form that is not marked Required. What can she do?

A Skip it and still submit the form

B She must answer it or the form will not submit

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Required: ON		AThe respondent can skip this question and still submit the form.
2Required: OFF		BA question that is not essential was left as required, which forces people to hand over personal data.
3A question you do not really need, such as a home address on a club survey, should be optional.		CAn essential question was made optional, so people can submit the form without giving the answer you need.
4Preview the form and try to submit it with a question left blank to test the Required setting.		DThe respondent must answer this question before they can submit the form.
5Phone number - Required: ON (not needed for the survey)		EHome address - Required: OFF
6Name - Required: OFF (needed to book a spot)		FPreview > leave blank > Submit

Definitions

Required

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

addressQuestion.________ = false

# Phone number is not essential phoneQuestion.required = _____

# We need an email to reply emailQuestion.required = ____

# Birthday is not needed at all form.______(birthdayQuestion)

# Check optional questions can be skipped form._______()

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A Form: Lunch Poll

B Q1 Home address: Required ON

C Q2 Lunch choice: Required ON

Question 2

A Form: Sports Day Entry

B Q1 Event choice: Required OFF

C Q2 Phone number: Required OFF

Question 3

A Form: Chess Club Survey

B Make Q1 Shoe size Required

C Q2 Club choice: Required ON

Question 4

A Form: Art Club Sign-up

B Q1 Name: Required ON

C Q2 Phone: Required OFF

D Send form without a preview

Question 5

A Form: Photo Competition

B Q1 Photo title: Required ON

C Q2 Mobile number: Required ON

D Preview the form

Answer Key

Marking a form question as optional or required

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Switched off, so the question is optional

A — The person must answer it before they can submit

B — Which lunch order do you want?

B — Delete the question completely

A — Skip it and still submit the form

Section B: Match the Pairs

Required: ON → The respondent must answer this question before they can submit the form.

Required: OFF → The respondent can skip this question and still submit the form.

A question you do not really need, such as a home address on a club survey, should be optional. → Home address - Required: OFF

Preview the form and try to submit it with a question left blank to test the Required setting. → Preview > leave blank > Submit

Phone number - Required: ON (not needed for the survey) → A question that is not essential was left as required, which forces people to hand over personal data.

Name - Required: OFF (needed to book a spot) → An essential question was made optional, so people can submit the form without giving the answer you need.

Section C: Definitions

Required — A switch on a form question. When on, people must answer it. Switch it off for questions you do not really need, so people can skip them and share less personal data.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

addressQuestion.required = false

# Phone number is not essential
phoneQuestion.required = false

# We need an email to reply
emailQuestion.required = true

# Birthday is not needed at all
form.delete(birthdayQuestion)

# Check optional questions can be skipped
form.preview()

Section E: Spot the Error

B — A lunch poll does not need a home address. Switch Required OFF so people can skip it and share less personal data.

B — The event choice is the main thing the form needs. It should be Required ON so nobody can skip it. Only the non-essential questions should be OFF.

B — Shoe size is not needed for a chess club, and making it required forces people to share it. A question you do not need should be deleted.

D — You should preview the form and test it before sharing it. That checks that the Required switches work as you planned.

C — A mobile number is not essential for a photo competition. Required should be OFF so people can skip it and share less personal data.