Index: lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningWebsocketServer.java
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diff -u -r269c13324c6bb998631af858dc8091ad3102ef78 -r0ac9fd6fe9f8c417393174e0ad1e68ef09ab33c7
--- lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningWebsocketServer.java	(.../LearningWebsocketServer.java)	(revision 269c13324c6bb998631af858dc8091ad3102ef78)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scratchie/web/controller/LearningWebsocketServer.java	(.../LearningWebsocketServer.java)	(revision 0ac9fd6fe9f8c417393174e0ad1e68ef09ab33c7)
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@
 			    }
 			}
 
-			String optionUidOrAnswer = QbQuestion.TYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE == item.getQbQuestion().getType()
+			boolean isMCQItem = QbQuestion.TYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE == item.getQbQuestion().getType();
+			String optionUidOrAnswer = isMCQItem
 				? optionDto.getQbOptionUid().toString()
 				: optionDto.getAnswer();
 			Boolean isCorrectStoredAnswer = optionDto.isCorrect();
@@ -179,7 +180,10 @@
 			    if (itemJSON == null) {
 				itemJSON = JsonNodeFactory.instance.objectNode();
 			    }
-			    itemJSON.put(optionUidOrAnswer.toString(), isCorrectStoredAnswer);
+			    ObjectNode optionPropertiesJSON = JsonNodeFactory.instance.objectNode();
+			    optionPropertiesJSON.put("isCorrect", isCorrectStoredAnswer);
+			    optionPropertiesJSON.put("isVSA", !isMCQItem);
+			    itemJSON.set(optionUidOrAnswer, optionPropertiesJSON);
 			}
 		    }
 		}
Index: lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/questionlist.jsp
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diff -u -r269c13324c6bb998631af858dc8091ad3102ef78 -r0ac9fd6fe9f8c417393174e0ad1e68ef09ab33c7
--- lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/questionlist.jsp	(.../questionlist.jsp)	(revision 269c13324c6bb998631af858dc8091ad3102ef78)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/questionlist.jsp	(.../questionlist.jsp)	(revision 0ac9fd6fe9f8c417393174e0ad1e68ef09ab33c7)
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@
 
 		// only updates come via websockets
 		$.each(input, function(itemUid, options) {
-			$.each(options, function(optionUid, isCorrect){
+			$.each(options, function(optionUid, optionProperties){
 				
-				var isVsaItem = !Number.isInteger(optionUid);
-				if (isVsaItem) {
+				if (optionProperties.isVSA) {
 					var answer = optionUid;
 					optionUid = hashCode(optionUid);
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@
 					}
 				}
 				
-				scratchImage(itemUid, optionUid, isCorrect);
+				scratchImage(itemUid, optionUid, optionProperties.isCorrect);
 			});
 		});
 	};