diff --git a/slaeforms/default.json b/slaeforms/default.json
index 3dada63..a2e02de 100644
--- a/slaeforms/default.json
+++ b/slaeforms/default.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             "question1":{
                 "type": "likert",
                 "name": "likertscale",
+                "required": "true",
                 "points":{
                     "p1":{
                         "value":"1",
@@ -41,7 +42,13 @@
                         "text":"I like it a lot"
                     }
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            "question2":{
+                "type": "textinput",
+                "name": "text_feedback",
+                "required": "false",
+                "size": "250"
+            } 
         },
         "database_table" :{
             "table_name": "default_block3_test",
@@ -49,6 +56,11 @@
                 "likertscale":{
                     "type": "integer",
                     "nullable": "false"
+                },
+                "text_feedback":{
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "size": "250",
+                    "nullable": "true"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/slaeforms/templates/standard_template.html b/slaeforms/templates/standard_template.html
index 17ea526..fbf7dcc 100644
--- a/slaeforms/templates/standard_template.html
+++ b/slaeforms/templates/standard_template.html
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
     {% endif %}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
+{% macro required(question) -%}
+{% if (question["required"] == "true") %}
+required
+{% endif %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
 {% macro input(name, value='', type='text', size=20) -%}
     <input type="{{ type }}" name="{{ name }}" value="{{
         value|e }}" size="{{ size }}">
@@ -47,12 +53,14 @@
     <div class="likercontainer">
     <div class="likert">
         {% for point in questions[question]["points"] %}
-            <label><input name="likertscale" type="radio" value="{{ questions[question]['points'][point]['value'] }}"/><span>{{ questions[question]['points'][point]['text'] }}</span></label>
+            <label><input name="likertscale" type="radio" value="{{ questions[question]['points'][point]['value'] }}" {{required(questions[question])}}/><span>{{ questions[question]['points'][point]['text'] }}</span></label>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
     </div>
     
     {% elif (questions[question]["type"] == "textinput") %}
+    <label for="{{ questions[question]['name'] }}">Additional Feedback: </label>
+        <textarea id="{{ questions[question]['name'] }}" name="{{ questions[question]['name'] }}" rows="3" cols="30" maxlength="{{ questions[question]['size'] }}" {{required(questions[question])}}></textarea>
     {% else %}
     <p>Error: Block {{config["question 1"]["blocks"][block]["type"]}} could not be loaded!</p>
     {% endif %}