Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/QuestionsController.java
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diff -u -r7060fa5b595fa324e138924099faf98e52cb5ca1 -r52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/QuestionsController.java	(.../QuestionsController.java)	(revision 7060fa5b595fa324e138924099faf98e52cb5ca1)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/QuestionsController.java	(.../QuestionsController.java)	(revision 52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	    questions = QuestionParser.parseQTIFile(uploadedFileStream, null, limitType);
 
 	} else if (packageName.endsWith(".docx")) {
-	    questions = QuestionWordParser.parseWordFile(uploadedFileStream, packageName);
+	    questions = QuestionWordParser.parseWordFile(uploadedFileStream, packageName, limitType);
 
 	} else {
 	    questions = QuestionParser.parseQTIPackage(uploadedFileStream, limitType);
Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp
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diff -u -r0e518f584efa4e32e8543163e92537911eddabcf -r52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp	(.../appex.jsp)	(revision 0e518f584efa4e32e8543163e92537911eddabcf)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/tbl/appex.jsp	(.../appex.jsp)	(revision 52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d)
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
                           <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" id="divass${appexNumber}CQB" onClick="javascript:openQuestionBank(${appexNumber})"><i class="fa fa-bank text-primary"></i> <fmt:message key="authoring.create.question.qb" /></a></li>
                           <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
                           <li class="dropdown-header"><fmt:message key="authoring.tbl.import.questions.from"/></li>
-                          <li><a style="margin-left: 1em;" href="javascript:void(0)" id="divass${appexNumber}CQTI" onClick="javascript:importQTI('appex${appexNumber}', 'mc', 'word')"><i class="fa fa-file-word-o text-primary"></i> <fmt:message key="label.qb.collection.word"/>...</a></li>
-                        <li><a style="margin-left: 1em;" href="javascript:void(0)" id="divass${appexNumber}CWord" onClick="javascript:importQTI('appex${appexNumber}', 'mc', 'qti')"><i class="fa fa-file-code-o text-primary"></i> <fmt:message key="label.qb.collection.qti"/>...</a></li>
+                          <li><a style="margin-left: 1em;" href="javascript:void(0)" id="divass${appexNumber}CQTI" onClick="javascript:importQTI('appex${appexNumber}', 'mc,mr,es', 'word')"><i class="fa fa-file-word-o text-primary"></i> <fmt:message key="label.qb.collection.word"/>...</a></li>
+                        <li><a style="margin-left: 1em;" href="javascript:void(0)" id="divass${appexNumber}CWord" onClick="javascript:importQTI('appex${appexNumber}', 'mc,mr,es', 'qti')"><i class="fa fa-file-code-o text-primary"></i> <fmt:message key="label.qb.collection.qti"/>...</a></li>
                       </ul>
                     </div>
 				</div>
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionParser.java
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diff -u -r50f84b60c632e10ccc6981f1ce142e28b23eb44c -r52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionParser.java	(.../QuestionParser.java)	(revision 50f84b60c632e10ccc6981f1ce142e28b23eb44c)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionParser.java	(.../QuestionParser.java)	(revision 52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d)
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
     /**
      * Checks if given type has a correct value and should be processed. Also sets question property for convenience.
      */
-    private static boolean isQuestionTypeAcceptable(String type, Set<String> limitType, Question question) {
+    static boolean isQuestionTypeAcceptable(String type, Set<String> limitType, Question question) {
 	if ((type == null) || !Question.QUESTION_TYPES.contains(type)) {
 	    return false;
 	}
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java
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diff -u -r313df184c7e7f788cca5c101e266e39f1a543449 -r52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java	(.../QuestionWordParser.java)	(revision 313df184c7e7f788cca5c101e266e39f1a543449)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/questions/QuestionWordParser.java	(.../QuestionWordParser.java)	(revision 52f835246c157f47eed9df1d47f9e7bb0c16315d)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     /**
      * Extracts questions from IMS QTI zip file.
      */
-    public static Question[] parseWordFile(InputStream uploadedFileStream, String fileName)
+    public static Question[] parseWordFile(InputStream uploadedFileStream, String fileName, Set<String> limitType)
 	    throws XPathExpressionException, ZipFileUtilException, TransformerConfigurationException, IOException,
 	    SAXException, TikaException, ParserConfigurationException {
 	final String TEMP_IMAGE_FOLDER = ZipFileUtil.prepareTempDirectory(fileName);
@@ -258,24 +258,26 @@
 	    }
 
 	    Question question = new Question();
+	    if (answers.isEmpty()) {
+		if (!QuestionParser.isQuestionTypeAcceptable(Question.QUESTION_TYPE_ESSAY, limitType, question)) {
+		    continue;
+		}
+	    } else {
+		if (!QuestionParser
+			.isQuestionTypeAcceptable(isMultipleResponse ? Question.QUESTION_TYPE_MULTIPLE_RESPONSE
+				: Question.QUESTION_TYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE, limitType, question)) {
+		    continue;
+		}
+		question.setAnswers(answers);
+	    }
+
 	    question.setResourcesFolderPath(TEMP_IMAGE_FOLDER);
 	    question.setTitle(title);
 	    question.setText(description);
 	    question.setFeedback(feedback);
 	    question.setLearningOutcomes(learningOutcomes);
 
-	    if (answers.isEmpty()) {
-		question.setType(Question.QUESTION_TYPE_ESSAY);
-	    } else {
-		question.setAnswers(answers);
-		if (isMultipleResponse) {
-		    question.setType(Question.QUESTION_TYPE_MULTIPLE_RESPONSE);
-		} else {
-		    question.setType(Question.QUESTION_TYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE);
-		}
-	    }
 	    questions.add(question);
-
 	}
 
 	return questions.toArray(Question.QUESTION_ARRAY_TYPE);