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title: "Participant Guide for Card Sorting Test"
canonical: "https://help.uxarmy.com/space/cardsorting/85983260/Participant%20Guide%20for%20Card%20Sorting%20Test"
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### <span style="color: #0747a6">**Taking Card Sorting Test on Computer**</span>  


- Insert the Test Link into your browser (recommend Google Chrome)
- Click on “<span style="color: #0747a6">Continue</span>” to start the test


![image-20240611-103931.png](media://91725ba5-6eea-4394-8885-1b1185d317d5)


- Fill in your details (if applicable)
- Click on “<span style="color: #0747a6">Next</span>”


![image-20240611-103948.png](media://572d4c50-400a-4423-914b-487f1f36e587)


- Answer the screener and pre-study questions shown in the Test
- After answering all the pre-study questions, you will see the Instructions guide.
- Read through the guide


![image-20240611-104036.png](media://83489ce2-6ab2-4628-ad2e-c397592f21ae)


- On the left side of the pages, you will need to sort the cards here into different categories on the right-hand side.
- Scroll to the right, you will see all the other categories provided in this test. You may need to create categories yourself, based on the test you received.


![image-20240611-104059.png](media://1b6423e2-97bf-4dae-8a56-7db1b8253a6e)


- During the test, if you want to review the test instructions, click on the “<span style="color: #0747a6">Instructions</span>” in the top right corner, and you will see an Instruction prompt like the image below.


![image-20240611-104127.png](media://640f50d9-a097-471f-845a-f59977505533)


- In the test, drag and place the cards into the category you think it’s suitable. You may need to give your reasoning for placing this card under this category.


![image-20240611-104150.png](media://79b3b0b0-fc7b-4307-add5-c9baba0734b7)


- Enter your reasoning in the prompt, and click “<span style="color: #0747a6">DONE</span>”


![image-20240611-104220.png](media://67afc6ee-b4b7-4dc4-b8a9-d9a9c55541b4)


- To create a new category, place a card into the section marked in the image below. It will automatically generate a new category for you.


![image-20240611-104238.png](media://47c4a52c-4ec1-466c-97af-b65d9cfd8157)


- Name the new category.


![image-20240611-104255.png](media://c1c3929d-282e-4184-9633-6d5d174a4227)


- If you’re unsure where to place some cards, you can place them into the “<span style="color: #0747a6">Unclear</span>” category (marked in the image below).

> ℹ️ You may or may not be able to see this category, based on the test you received.


![image-20240611-104338.png](media://9b2d88a3-6fcc-42a1-a478-deb0e14f417b)


- Give the reasoning of why you consider this card unclear.


![image-20240611-104411.png](media://d7338c27-379e-490f-b46d-93e806ad233e)


- After sorting all the cards, click “<span style="color: #0747a6">Submit</span>” on the right top corner.
- After completing all the tasks, you will see some post-study survey questions (if applicable).
- If you see a screen with the “Thank You” message, you have completed the test successfully.
- You may also be directed to other web pages related to the product you are testing, depending on the company that launched the test.