Contract law worksheet with answers

According to Derry v Peek, a misrepresentation is fraudulent if the maker:

1. AMade a profit from the contract that followed
2. BKnew it was false, did not believe it, or was reckless whether it was true
3. CMade it carelessly and without checking the facts, though honestly believing it
4. DMade it in a written document

Minors (under 18) entering contracts are generally:

1. ANever able to make any contract
2. BProtected, so many of their contracts are not enforceable against them
3. CBound in exactly the same way as adults, unless their parents object in writing
4. DLiable only if their parents sign too

An offer with no stated time limit lapses:

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

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

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

A builder makes a swimming pool shallower than agreed. It is still safe and no less valuable, and rebuilding would cost far more than any benefit. In Ruxley Electronics v Forsyth the owner received:

1. AThe full cost of rebuilding the pool
2. BA modest sum for loss of amenity
3. CA full refund of the contract price
4. DNothing, as there was no loss in value

Sailors are promised extra wages for sailing a ship home after two crew members desert, but they do no more than their contract already required. In Stilk v Myrick the promise was:

1. AEnforceable as a practical benefit
2. BUnenforceable for lack of consideration
3. CUnenforceable because it was made at sea
4. DEnforceable because the captain agreed freely

An actress is wrongly denied the chance to take part in the final stage of a competition in which some finalists would win prizes. In Chaplin v Hicks:

1. AShe could recover nothing, because her loss was uncertain
2. BShe could recover only her travel expenses
3. CShe could recover the full value of a prize
4. DShe could recover damages for the loss of a chance

In the Dutch Civil Code (BW), an offer that states a time limit for acceptance is:

1. ARevocable at any moment before acceptance
2. BAutomatically accepted at the end of the period
3. CIrrevocable during that period
4. DInvalid without notarial approval