Contract law worksheet with answers

A shop displays a jacket with a price tag in its window. In English law this is usually:

1. AAn invitation to treat
2. BAn acceptance
3. CA unilateral contract
4. DA binding offer to sell at that price

Under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, the short-term right to reject faulty goods generally lasts:

1. A7 days
2. B6 months
3. C2 years
4. D30 days

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

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

An acceptance is sent by telex and arrives in the offeror's office during working hours. Under Entores v Miles Far East, acceptance takes effect:

1. AWhen it is confirmed by post
2. BWhen the offeror reads it a week later
3. CWhen it is sent by the offeree
4. DWhen it is received by the offeror

A seller of land never used for sheep says it could carry 2,000 sheep. Both know he has no experience of sheep farming on it. The statement is most likely:

1. AA condition of the contract
2. BA statement of future intention
3. CA fraudulent misrepresentation
4. DAn honest opinion, not a misrepresentation

An actor withdraws from a TV film and the company cannot prove what profit the film would have made. It may claim:

1. AOnly nominal damages of a small sum
2. BIts estimated profits from the film, even if they are purely speculative
3. CIts wasted expenditure, including costs incurred before the contract
4. DPunitive damages to deter the actor

A wife guarantees her husband's business debts to a bank. Under RBS v Etridge (No 2), the bank should normally:

1. AHave the husband explain the risks to her
2. BSeek a court's approval of the guarantee
3. CRefuse the guarantee unless she has her own income
4. DObtain confirmation that a solicitor has advised her

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