Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r5694a8e26e12cfd208ef7f26d736f02dc6749f23 -rad1a281e94cbe882469d957666ba8e560ac214d9
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 5694a8e26e12cfd208ef7f26d736f02dc6749f23)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision ad1a281e94cbe882469d957666ba8e560ac214d9)
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
 
 	    for (AssessmentQuestionResult questionResult : allQuestionResults) {
 		String answer = questionResult.getAnswer();
-		if (StringUtils.isBlank(answer)) {
+		if (QbUtils.normaliseVSAnswer(answer) == null) {
 		    continue;
 		}
 
@@ -3467,7 +3467,8 @@
 	    QbToolQuestion qbToolQuestion = questionResult.getQbToolQuestion();
 	    QbQuestion qbQuestion = qbToolQuestion.getQbQuestion();
 	    if (qbQuestion.getType() == QbQuestion.TYPE_MULTIPLE_CHOICE
-		    || qbQuestion.getType() == QbQuestion.TYPE_MARK_HEDGING) {
+		    || qbQuestion.getType() == QbQuestion.TYPE_MARK_HEDGING
+		    || qbQuestion.getType() == QbQuestion.TYPE_VERY_SHORT_ANSWERS) {
 
 		QuestionDTO questionDTO = new QuestionDTO(qbToolQuestion);