Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/quiz-passing-score-and-retries
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-15

# How do passing scores and retries work in a video quiz?

Topic: [Training, LMS and certificates](https://mindstamp.com/help/training) · Updated: 2026-10-12

## Short answer

Mindstamp scores each view as the percent of scored questions answered correctly. Two video settings decide the rule: **Questions in score** and **Answer that counts**. There is no single pass mark for the video. You set a minimum score where it matters: on a certificate, on completion emails, or on the completion report. Learners retry a question with **Repeat Until Correct**, and every attempt is recorded.

## Steps

1. Open the video and select **Interactions**. For each question, set the correct answer.
2. Select **Settings**. Under **Viewer experience**, choose **Questions in score** and **Answer that counts**.
3. To let learners retry a question, turn on **Repeat Until Correct** in that question's settings. **Allow skipping** and **Time limit** must be off.
4. Keep **Show Correctness** on in the question design. Repeat Until Correct needs it.
5. Set the pass mark where you use it: **Require passing score** on a certificate, **Minimum score** on completion emails, or **Minimum score** on the completion report.
6. Test as a learner. Answer one question wrong, then right. The player shows **Try Again** after the wrong answer, and the report shows both attempts.

![Settings section of a Mindstamp question with Allow skipping, Repeat Until Correct and Time Limit highlighted](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/question-settings.webp)

_Question settings include Allow skipping, Repeat Until Correct and Time Limit._

## How the score is calculated

- A scored question has a correct answer set and is not hidden. Only these types can have a correct answer: free response, multiple choice, choose all that apply, dropdown, number and date.
- **Questions in score** > **All questions**: every scored question counts, except conditional questions. A question the learner did not answer counts as wrong.
- **Questions in score** > **Answered questions only**: only the questions the learner answered count, conditional questions included.
- New videos use **All questions**. Videos made before the setting was added keep **Answered questions only** until you change it.
- **Answer that counts**: **First answer** (the default) or **Most recent answer**. It matters when a learner answers a question more than once. If every scored question uses **Repeat Until Correct**, **Most recent answer** gives every learner who finishes a score of 100%.
- Choose all that apply is scored as an exact match. Missing or extra selections make the answer incorrect. There is no partial credit.
- The same score shows in the **CORRECTNESS** column of reports, in the **cScore** variable, in a [SCORM package](https://mindstamp.com/help/scorm-export), and in the score rules for certificates, completion emails and the completion report.

## Retry options

- **Repeat Until Correct**: after a wrong answer, the learner sees **Try Again** and answers the same question again. The correct answer is not shown. There is no limit on attempts.
- Answer actions: send a wrong answer to an earlier point with **Change Time**, so the learner watches the lesson again and meets the question again.
- Watch again: the learner can start a new view. On the completion report, choose **Best score**, **Latest completed view** or **First completed view** to pick which attempt counts.
- There is no setting to limit a question to a fixed number of attempts.

## Pass or fail paths in the video

The player keeps the running score in the **cScore** variable. On Pro and higher plans, [conditional logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-create-a-video-with-conditional-logic) can use it to show a different ending, or send a learner back, when the score is below your pass mark.

## Go further

- [Correct answers](https://mindstamp.com/features/correct-answers)
- [Video quizzes](https://mindstamp.com/features/video-quiz)
- [Conditional logic tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/logic)

## Related answers

- [How do I add questions to an interactive video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-questions-to-your-interactive-videos)
- [How do I give learners a certificate when they complete a video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/completion-certificates)
- [How do I add a “Try again” button with conditional logic?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-try-it-again-buttons-using-conditional-logic-to-drive-key-points)
- [How do I export training completion records for an audit?](https://mindstamp.com/help/export-training-records)

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