Contract law worksheet with answers

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

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

In English law, a term whose breach allows termination only if the consequences are serious is called:

1. AA warranty
2. BA condition
3. CAn innominate (intermediate) term
4. DA representation

An offer with no stated time limit lapses:

1. AAfter exactly seven days
2. BAfter a reasonable time
3. CNever, unless revoked
4. DAt midnight on the day it is made

Which of these will usually bar rescission for misrepresentation?

1. AThe innocent party affirms the contract after learning the truth
2. BThe misrepresentation was made by a company
3. CThe misrepresentation was innocent rather than fraudulent or negligent
4. DThe contract was made in writing

A seller says the farms are "fully let" but does not mention that the tenants have given notice to leave. This is:

1. AA statement of opinion only
2. BA misrepresentation by half-truth
3. CMere silence, which is never actionable
4. DA mere puff with no legal effect

A fishing company receives fewer licences than it needs and chooses to assign them to its other ships, not the chartered one. In Maritime National Fish v Ocean Trawlers the charter was:

1. ANot frustrated, because the problem was self-induced
2. BVoid, because licences were a condition precedent
3. CFrustrated by the government licensing decision
4. DSuspended until more licences were issued

A flat is hired for two days to watch a coronation procession, which is cancelled because the King is ill. The contract does not mention the procession. In Krell v Henry:

1. AThe contract was void for common mistake
2. BThe contract was not frustrated, because the flat was still available
3. CThe hirer had to pay as the risk was his
4. DThe contract was frustrated, because the procession was its foundation

A seller mistakenly offers hare skins at a price per pound instead of per piece. The buyer knew that prices were always quoted per piece. In Hartog v Colin and Shields:

1. AThere was no contract, as the buyer knew of the mistake
2. BThe contract was voidable at the buyer's option
3. CThere was a binding contract at the stated price
4. DThe court rewrote the price to per piece