Contract law worksheet with answers

Anticipatory breach occurs when:

1. AAn expert predicts, before performance is due, that a party will probably breach
2. BA party shows, before performance is due, that it will not perform
3. CA party performs earlier than the agreed date
4. DA party breaches a term that has not yet been agreed

The rule that "consideration must move from the promisee" means:

1. AThe promisee must always pay in cash
2. BA person can enforce a promise only if they gave consideration for it
3. CThe promisor must provide all the consideration for the promise it makes
4. DThe consideration must be handed to a court

In contract law, the "offeree" is:

1. AThe person who makes the offer
2. BA third party who benefits from the contract
3. CThe lawyer who drafts the offer
4. DThe person to whom an offer is made

In English law, the "postal rule" means an acceptance sent by post takes effect:

1. AWhen the letter is read
2. BWhen the letter arrives
3. CWhen the letter is posted
4. DWhen the offeror replies

A contract made under duress may be:

1. AAutomatically valid with no remedy
2. BAvoided (set aside) by the pressured party
3. CEnforced against the pressured party in every case
4. DTurned into a criminal offence only

Under UCTA 1977, a business-to-business clause excluding liability for property damage caused by negligence is valid:

1. AOnly if it satisfies the requirement of reasonableness
2. BAlways, because businesses can bargain freely
3. COnly if signed by a company director
4. DNever, in any circumstances

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 only if made in writing
2. BA criminal offence
3. CUnenforceable, because performing an existing contractual duty can never be good consideration
4. DEnforceable, because the practical benefit can be consideration if there is no duress

In a unilateral contract, once the offeree has started to perform the requested act:

1. AThe offeror generally cannot revoke while performance continues
2. BThe full reward becomes payable immediately
3. CThe offeror can still revoke at any time before performance is completed
4. DThe offeree becomes bound to complete performance