AI solves the "not knowing what to ask" challenge in form creation
When creating surveys or application forms, have you ever worried whether questions are missing or if there is a better way to ask them? In April 2026, the Gemini "Suggest questions" feature in Google Forms gained support for 28 languages, including Japanese. Because AI reads the context of your form and automatically suggests the next questions to add, both the speed and quality of survey design improve substantially.
What is the Gemini "Suggest questions" feature?
Overview
"Suggest questions" is one of Gemini's AI features built into Google Forms. Once you enter two or more questions in a form, the "Suggest questions" button appears at the bottom of the form. Clicking this button prompts Gemini to analyze the form's title, description, and existing questions, automatically proposing 2 to 4 additional questions.
The suggested questions include not only the question text but also the response format (radio buttons, checkboxes, free text, etc.) and answer choices, bringing your form closer to completion simply by inserting them.
Supported plans
To use the "Suggest questions" feature, one of the following Google Workspace plans is required.
| Plan | Availability |
|---|---|
| Business Standard / Plus | Available (Gemini features included as standard) |
| Enterprise Standard / Plus | Available |
| Education Plus (with Google AI Pro for Education add-on) | Available |
| Google One AI Premium (for individuals) | Available |
| Business Starter | Not available |
| Free Google accounts | Not available |
Supported languages
With the April 2026 update, support expanded beyond English to 28 languages, including Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. If you create a form in Japanese, questions will be suggested in Japanese.
How to use it — Step by step
Step 1: Open Google Forms
Access forms.google.com in your browser and create a new form. Ensure you are signed in to Google Workspace.
Step 2: Enter the title and initial questions
Enter the form title and description, and add two or more questions. Because Gemini generates suggestions based on this information, the key is to make the title and description as specific as possible.
Example: Set the title to "Customer Satisfaction Survey," the description to "Please help us improve our services," and enter two questions: "Please rate your overall satisfaction on a 5-point scale" and "Please tell us what satisfied you the most."
Step 3: Click "Suggest questions"
Click the "Suggest questions" button displayed at the very bottom of the form. Gemini will generate suggestions in a few seconds.
Step 4: Review and insert suggestions
A list of suggested questions will appear. Use the checkbox next to each question to select the ones you want to add, and click "Insert [N] suggestions" to automatically add them to the form.
- Uncheck unwanted suggestions to exclude them
- You can manually edit question text and options after insertion
- If suggestions are poor quality, you can submit feedback by clicking "Bad suggestion"
Step 5: Repeat as needed
Each time you add questions, clicking "Suggest questions" again will generate new suggestions based on the updated form content.
5 selected business use cases
Customer satisfaction surveys (CS surveys)
Simply entering "Customer Satisfaction Survey" in the form title prompts Gemini to suggest Net Promoter Score (NPS) questions, free-text improvement feedback fields, and repeat usage intentions. Even personnel without survey design expertise can easily create questions aligned with research design best practices.
Internal surveys (employee engagement)
Setting objectives like "Employee Satisfaction Survey" or "Remote Work Environment Survey" automatically generates questions concerning workplace environment, communication, and career support. This substantially reduces the time HR departments spend creating recurring pulse surveys.
Event and seminar registration forms
By entering the event name and overview, Gemini supplements items essential for operations that are often forgotten, such as participation motives, session preferences, dietary restrictions, and receipt requests. This effectively prevents omissions in registration forms.
Pre-interview questionnaires for recruiting
When created as a "Pre-Interview Questionnaire," in addition to standard questions such as motivation, past experience, desired salary range, and available start date, Gemini also suggests qualitative questions like "What do you value most when working in a team?" You can thoroughly collect advance information that elevates interview quality.
Collecting product feedback
Setting the title to "Product Feedback" generates questions directly linked to product improvements, such as feature satisfaction, improvement requests, comparisons with competitors, and pricing feedback. This gathers data that can be shared immediately with development teams.
Combining "Suggest questions" with other Gemini features
The Gemini capabilities in Google Forms extend beyond "Suggest questions." Combining them with other AI features streamlines everything from form creation to analysis end-to-end.
Automatically generating entire forms with "Help me create"
While "Suggest questions" proposes additions to an existing form, the "Help me create" feature builds an entire form from scratch based solely on a prompt.
- Simply typing "Create an onboarding survey for new hires" automatically generates the title, description, questions, and response formats
- You can also reference Google Docs or PDFs to create a form based on their content
Recommended workflow: An efficient two-step workflow is to first build the form skeleton using "Help me create," and then supplement missing questions using "Suggest questions."
Response summaries and theme analysis
Once form responses are collected, utilize Gemini's response summarization feature. It automatically extracts and groups key themes from free-text answers.
- Available when there are 3 to 200 responses
- Enables quantitative understanding of trends in text responses (e.g., "35% dissatisfied with pricing")
- The February 2026 update also added capabilities to extract quantitative insights from text responses
Workflow in action:
- Build a high-quality form with "Suggest questions"
- Collect responses
- Automatically analyze themes and trends using Gemini's summarization feature
- Export results to Google Sheets for detailed analysis
Settings administrators should verify
To use Gemini features within an organization, a Google Workspace administrator must configure settings in advance.
Steps to enable Gemini
- Log in to the Google Admin console (admin.google.com)
- From the left menu, select "Apps" → "Google Workspace"
- Open "Settings for Gemini"
- Select the target organizational unit and set Gemini to "ON"
- Save changes
After changing settings, it may take up to 24 hours to reflect for all users.
Verifying "Smart features and personalization"
To use the "Suggest questions" feature, "Smart features and personalization" must be enabled in the Admin console. If this setting is off, the "Suggest questions" button will not appear on users' form editing screens.
Data governance
When Gemini analyzes form content, the form title, description, and question text are processed. However, under Google Workspace's Gemini features, user data is never used to train AI models. You can use it with confidence even for highly confidential surveys.
Comparison with traditional form design (Before / After)
| Item | Before (traditional) | After (using Gemini) |
|---|---|---|
| Question design | The creator brainstorms from scratch and looks for templates | AI automatically proposes questions tailored to the objective |
| Time required | 30 minutes to 1 hour | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Missing questions | Depends on individual experience and knowledge | AI supplements from multiple perspectives |
| Selecting response formats | Manually considering the best format | Automatically sets formats suited to question content |
| Response analysis | Manual tallying in spreadsheets | Gemini automatically summarizes and extracts themes |
| Multilingual support | Using translation services separately | Can generate question suggestions in 28 languages |
For team members with limited survey design experience in particular, Gemini's question suggestions provide tremendous support. Higher-quality questions lead to higher-quality responses, ultimately delivering data that drives sound business decision-making.
Conclusion
The Gemini "Suggest questions" feature in Google Forms is a powerful tool that simultaneously boosts the speed and quality of survey design.
- Simply enter two questions, and AI automatically suggests the next questions
- Supports 28 languages, including Japanese, making it accessible for global organizations
- Combined with "Help me create" and response summarization, streamlines everything from form creation to analysis end-to-end
- Enabling Gemini in the Admin console allows immediate organizational rollout
Reduce the time spent on form creation and build an environment where your team can focus on core priorities.
If you need support adopting or utilizing Google Workspace, please feel free to contact GleamHub.
