Contract law worksheet with answers

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

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

Who can usually enforce a contract?

1. AOnly the state
2. BOnly lawyers
3. CThe parties to the contract
4. DAnyone who hears about it or is affected by it

Rescission of a contract means:

1. ASetting the contract aside so the parties return to their original positions
2. BOrdering a party to perform as promised
3. CCorrecting the wording of a written contract
4. DEnding the contract for the future only and claiming damages for lost profits

A promises to keep an offer open until Friday. On Thursday, B hears from a reliable third party that A has sold the property to someone else. Under Dickinson v Dodds:

1. AB can sue A for breaking the promise to keep it open
2. BB can accept and claim the property from the new buyer
3. CThe offer stays open until Friday, as A promised
4. DThe offer has been revoked, so B can no longer accept

At an auction in England, the contract of sale is completed when:

1. AThe auctioneer brings down the hammer
2. BThe auctioneer puts the item up for sale
3. CThe buyer collects the goods
4. DThe bidder makes the highest bid

A customer signs a contract containing an exclusion clause without reading it. Absent fraud or misrepresentation, the clause is generally:

1. AIncorporated, because a signature binds the signer
2. BNot incorporated, because it was not read
3. CVoid for unilateral mistake
4. DIncorporated only if it was explained orally

Under the EU Unfair Terms Directive, a non-negotiated consumer contract term is unfair if:

1. AIt was written in small font
2. BContrary to good faith, it causes a significant imbalance to the consumer's detriment
3. CThe consumer did not read it
4. DIt benefits the trader in any way, even where the consumer's rights are not significantly affected

A van is bought "on hire-purchase terms" with no further detail, and such terms varied widely in practice. In Scammell v Ouston, the House of Lords held:

1. AThere was no contract, because the terms were too vague
2. BThere was a contract at a reasonable price
3. CThe seller's usual terms applied
4. DThere was a contract on the standard hire-purchase terms of the market