# How to Ask Screening Questions in SurveyMonkey

> To ask screening questions, navigate to your desired survey in SurveyMonkey, edit the survey, identify criteria, and choose close-ended question types. Add demographic questions, set up logic rules to direct respondents to an exit page, and preview the survey to test skip logic routing.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-ask-screening-questions-in-surveymonkey/
Apps: SurveyMonkey
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a2f8bd673bd5aa8e61d8b/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Navigate to your desired survey and click on the ellipsis icon next to the survey title.
2. From the drop-down menu, select 'Edit survey'.
3. In the 'Design Survey' tab, make sure you identify the criteria you want to screen for, such as gender, age, income, experience, or specific preferences.
4. Choose the question type based on your needs.
5. Include questions such as gender, age group and race.
6. After adding a question, click on the question and select 'Logic' from the options.
7. Set up rules like if the respondents selects 17 or younger, direct them to an exit page.
8. Use close-ended questions. This yields quantifiable data that can be easily analyzed and presented in a chart or graph.
9. Click on the 'Preview survey' button to test your survey to make sure the skip logic is correctly routing respondents.