Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r90aaa6a33006ccf9104ff54239cf13b9ef587728 -r3bc5138bc98aae79d0c4c7dbbe2b12d42d029b3f
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 90aaa6a33006ccf9104ff54239cf13b9ef587728)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 3bc5138bc98aae79d0c4c7dbbe2b12d42d029b3f)
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@
 		for (QbOption option : qbQuestion.getQbOptions()) {
 		    String[] alternatives = option.getName().split("\r\n");
 		    for (String alternative : alternatives) {
-			if (alternative.equals(answer)) {
+			if (AssessmentServiceImpl.isAnswersEqual(question, answer, alternative)) {
 			    isAnswerAllocated = true;
 			    break;
 			}
@@ -1393,7 +1393,15 @@
 
 	return questionSummary;
     }
+    
+    public static boolean isAnswersEqual(AssessmentQuestion question, String answer1, String answer2) {
+	if (answer1 == null || answer2 == null) {
+	    return false;
+	}
 
+	return question.getQbQuestion().isCaseSensitive() ? answer1.equals(answer2) : answer1.equalsIgnoreCase(answer2);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Optional<Long> allocateAnswerToOption(Long questionUid, Long targetOptionUid, Long previousOptionUid,
 	    Long questionResultUid) {