> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.equip.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Question Limits per Test Type

> The maximum number of questions each test type supports, and how to unlock more Equip quiz questions.

<Tip>
  Every test type has a maximum question count, for example 25 for quizzes with Equip Content. Need more? Add a second test of the same type to your assessment: two quizzes can hold 25 questions each.
</Tip>

## Limits by Test Type

An Equip **assessment** is a set of tests, and each test contains one or more questions. Your assessment can contain any number of tests, but each individual test has a cap on questions.

| Test Type                    | Max Questions per Test        |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Quiz (Equip Content)         | 25                            |
| Quiz (Custom Content)        | 100                           |
| Programming, SQL, CSS        | 1                             |
| Excel                        | 6                             |
| Typing Test                  | 3                             |
| Video Response               | 4                             |
| Psychometric                 | Not applicable (standardized) |
| English Communication (CEFR) | Not applicable (standardized) |

**Psychometric** and **English Communication** tests are standardized, so you cannot select or add questions to them at all.

For **Programming** tests, you can pick one or more questions from Equip's library, but each question becomes its own test in the assessment. So evaluating a candidate on two coding questions means two tests, and you are charged per test.

<Note>
  This one-question-per-coding-test model differs from some other platforms. Equip charges per test rather than bundling, and two coding questions genuinely tell you more about a candidate than one, which is why they are priced as two tests. See [How Credits Work](/how-credits-work) for the deduction details.
</Note>

### Need more quiz questions?

If you want more than 25 Equip Content quiz questions, split them across multiple quizzes in the same assessment.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your assessment's Tests tab">
    Go to the assessment settings and select the **Tests** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a second quiz">
    Click **Add Quiz** and choose Equip's Content. For 30 questions total, put 25 in the first quiz and 5 in the second.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The builder allows up to **10 Equip tests of the same test type** in one assessment, which is far more headroom than most assessments need.
</Note>

## Unlocking More Equip Quiz Questions

On a new account, Equip Content quizzes have an extra cap: you can add at most **4 questions per skill per difficulty level**. For example, for the Python skill you could add 4 Medium, 4 Hard, and 4 Expert questions.

To raise this cap, purchase **at least 25 credits in a single transaction**. This unlocks up to **10 questions per skill per difficulty level**. The credits never expire, and you spend them as usual on candidate assessments.

| Limit                                    | Before Unlocking | After Unlocking |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------- | --------------- |
| Questions per skill per difficulty level | 4                | 10              |
| Skills per quiz                          | 6                | 6               |

<Note>
  This cap applies only to **quiz questions from Equip's content**. There is no such restriction on other Equip test types like Programming, SQL, CSS, or Video Response, and none on questions in your own Custom Content.
</Note>

Even before unlocking, you can add more questions for the same skill at a **different difficulty level**, since the cap is counted per skill per difficulty.

## Why These Limits Exist

The per-skill cap protects the **question bank**. Anyone can self-onboard on Equip, so without a limit, someone could create an account and browse through the entire database of questions for a skill. Gating higher question counts behind a credit purchase keeps the bank fair for every recruiter.

This is also why recruiters cannot view individual Equip quiz questions during creation or in results. See [Why You Cannot See Quiz Questions](/cannot-see-quiz-questions) for the full reasoning.

<Tip>
  If the built-in limits do not fit your use case, create a **Custom Test** with your own questions. Custom quizzes support up to 100 questions, full question visibility, and configurable timers and points. See [Custom Tests](/custom-tests).
</Tip>

## Related Resources

* [Testing Multiple Skills at Once](/testing-multiple-skills) - Combine up to 6 skills in one quiz or add separate quizzes
* [Question Difficulty Levels](/question-difficulty-levels) - How Medium, Hard, and Expert map to years of experience
* [Same or Random Questions](/same-or-random-questions) - How Equip randomizes questions across candidates
* [How Credits Work](/how-credits-work) - Credit pricing and when credits are deducted