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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](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-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
In the editor, click **New slide** and select **Categorise** from the **Quiz** section of the slide type picker.
Click into the **Your question** field and type the challenge you want participants to tackle. Be specific about what they're sorting.
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.
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.
Configure scoring and timing — see Settings below — then save your slide.
## Settings
Set the **Max** and **Min** points for the question. All correct answers receive the maximum unless **Faster answers get more points** is enabled.
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.
Toggle this on to award points for each correctly sorted item, even if the participant doesn't get them all right.
Set how many seconds participants have to answer. The default is **45 seconds**.
Toggle this on to show a leaderboard slide automatically after the Categorise slide.
## Video Tutorial
## Try It: Corporate Training and Onboarding Template
Want a ready-made example? This template runs three Categorise rounds built for onboarding: sort company values into **Strategic Priority** or **Cultural Pillar**, classify customer complaints by **support tier**, and assign onboarding tasks to **HR**, **IT**, or **Manager**.
Open this Categorise example in AhaSlides and make it your own.
## Common Use Cases
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.
Have new hires sort company values into "strategic priority" or "cultural pillar" buckets, or classify customer complaints by support tier.
Sort a backlog of improvement ideas into "quick win", "big bet", and "park for later" buckets, or group blockers by root cause.
Sort fun facts, team trivia, or product features into themed categories to warm up a conference session or all-hands.
Ask participants to sort product attributes into "must-have", "nice-to-have", and "not needed" columns, or group use cases by department.
For scoring mechanics, the leaderboard, and other quiz-wide settings, see [Quiz](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz).
## Related topics
- [How to Make and Run a Quiz in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz.md)
- [How to Set Up a Correct Order Quiz Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-the-correct-order-slide.md)
- [How to Set Up a Match Pairs Quiz Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-the-match-pairs-slide.md)
- [How to Set Up and Use the Idea Board Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/how-to-use-the-idea-board-slide.md)
- [How to Use the Short Answer Quiz Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/how-to-use-the-short-answer-quiz-slide.md)
## 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