Contract law worksheet with answers

Under English law, a minor who is supplied with necessaries must pay:

1. ANothing, because minors are never bound
2. BOnly if a parent signed the contract
3. CA reasonable price for them
4. DDouble the contract price

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

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

A vague sales claim such as "the best coffee in the world" is usually treated as:

1. AA mere puff with no legal effect
2. BA condition of the contract
3. CAn implied warranty of quality
4. DA fraudulent misrepresentation

Under EU consumer law, a consumer who buys online usually has the right to withdraw within:

1. ANo time, because online sales are final
2. B3 days, only with a reason
3. C14 days without giving a reason
4. D30 days, only if the goods are defective

An actress agrees to act only for one studio and not for any other during the contract. She leaves to act for a rival. The court is most likely to:

1. AOrder her to pay the rival's profits to the court
2. BOrder her to perform her contract with the studio
3. CRefuse any remedy, as personal services are involved
4. DGrant an injunction stopping her acting for the rival

A builder's job takes much longer and costs much more than planned because of labour shortages. Under Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC, the contract is:

1. AAutomatically varied to a reasonable price
2. BVoid, because the price was wrongly estimated
3. CFrustrated, because the costs rose unexpectedly and substantially
4. DNot frustrated, because it has only become more onerous

A husband who has left his wife signs a note promising to transfer the house to her if she pays off the mortgage. She does. In Merritt v Merritt, the promise was:

1. AEnforceable only because it was made by deed
2. BUnenforceable, because she gave no consideration
3. CUnenforceable, because it was a domestic arrangement between husband and wife
4. DEnforceable, because separated spouses are presumed to intend legal relations

Mutual mistake as to the existence of the subject matter (for example the goods no longer exist when contracting) usually makes the contract:

1. AVoidable at either party's option
2. BVoid
3. CFully valid, with the buyer bearing the risk
4. DValid, with compensation set by the court