Contract law worksheet with answers

Which statement about silence as acceptance is correct in general?

1. ASilence always counts as acceptance
2. BSilence counts as acceptance if the offeror says so
3. CSilence usually does not count as acceptance
4. DSilence counts as acceptance after 24 hours

In England and Wales, a claim for breach of a simple (non-deed) contract must usually be brought within:

1. ASix years of the breach
2. BThree months of the breach
3. COne year of the breach
4. DTwelve years of the breach

Which elements are generally needed to form a contract?

1. AAn offer and an acceptance, with the intention to be legally bound
2. BA witness for each party
3. CA written document signed by both parties and certified by a notary
4. DA payment made in advance

What is an exclusion clause?

1. AA term that excludes a party from paying VAT
2. BA term that limits or excludes one party's liability
3. CA term that excludes third parties from the contract
4. DA clause allowing termination at any time

In Hadley v Baxendale, damages are recoverable for losses that:

1. AArise naturally from the breach or were in the reasonable contemplation of both parties
2. BWere caused by a third party
3. CWere caused in any factual sense by the breach, however unusual and unforeseeable they were
4. DThe claimant suffered only after the trial

Damages for breach of contract are generally meant to:

1. APunish the party in breach
2. BGive the innocent party a profit beyond their loss
3. CPut the innocent party in the position as if the contract had been performed
4. DReturn both parties only to the position they were in before the contract was made

A council invites tenders by a deadline. A club submits on time, but the council wrongly treats it as late and ignores it. In Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club v Blackpool BC, the Court of Appeal held:

1. AThe council breached an implied contract to consider conforming tenders
2. BThere was no obligation of any kind, as an invitation to tender is only an invitation to treat
3. CThe council was obliged to accept the club's tender
4. DThe club could only claim in tort for negligence

A builder agrees to finish work for an agreed price, then demands more money. The client pays to avoid delay and gets a practical benefit. In English law (Williams v Roffey), the promise to pay more may be:

1. AEnforceable, because the practical benefit can be consideration if there is no duress
2. BEnforceable only if made in writing
3. CA criminal offence
4. DUnenforceable, because performing an existing contractual duty can never be good consideration