Contract law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

An offer with no stated time limit lapses:

  1. AAfter exactly seven days
  2. BNever, unless revoked
  3. CAt midnight on the day it is made
  4. DAfter a reasonable time
2.Easy

Which equitable remedy corrects a written contract so it records what the parties actually agreed?

  1. ARescission
  2. BQuantum meruit
  3. CSpecific performance
  4. DRectification
3.Easy

Under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods supplied by a trader to a consumer must be:

  1. ACovered by a five-year manufacturer guarantee against all defects
  2. BBrand new and in their original packaging
  3. COf satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described
  4. DSold below the recommended retail price
4.Medium

At an auction in England, the contract of sale is completed when:

  1. AThe auctioneer puts the item up for sale
  2. BThe buyer collects the goods
  3. CThe bidder makes the highest bid
  4. DThe auctioneer brings down the hammer
5.Medium

A misrepresentation is:

  1. AA promise about future behaviour that is not kept, even if honestly made
  2. BAn opinion that turns out to be wrong
  3. CA false statement of fact that induces someone to enter a contract
  4. DSilence about any fact at all
6.Medium

An unusual and onerous term in standard conditions will only be incorporated if:

  1. AIt is printed anywhere in the contract documents, however small the type
  2. BIt was fairly and reasonably brought to the other party's attention
  3. CThe other party could have found it online
  4. DIt appears on the back of a receipt
7.Hard

In Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co, the court held that the advertisement was:

  1. AA mere advertising puff with no legal effect, since no one could take it seriously
  2. BA contract only with the newspaper
  3. CA unilateral offer that could be accepted by performing the conditions
  4. DAn invitation to treat
8.Hard

Which statement about the parol evidence rule is correct?

  1. AOral contracts are always invalid
  2. BCourts must accept any later oral statement as overriding the express written terms of the contract
  3. CWritten contracts can never be interpreted
  4. DEvidence outside a written contract is generally not admitted to add to or vary its terms

Answer key

  1. 1. D · After a reasonable time
  2. 2. D · Rectification
  3. 3. C · Of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described
  4. 4. D · The auctioneer brings down the hammer
  5. 5. C · A false statement of fact that induces someone to enter a contract
  6. 6. B · It was fairly and reasonably brought to the other party's attention
  7. 7. C · A unilateral offer that could be accepted by performing the conditions
  8. 8. D · Evidence outside a written contract is generally not admitted to add to or vary its terms

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