Contract law worksheet with answers

In England and Wales, a claim for breach of a simple (non-deed) contract must usually be brought within:

1. ATwelve years of the breach
2. BSix years of the breach
3. CThree months of the breach
4. DOne year of the breach

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

1. A2 years
2. B30 days
3. C7 days
4. D6 months

The duty to mitigate loss means that a claimant:

1. ACannot recover for losses they could reasonably have avoided
2. BMust accept any offer made by the party in breach
3. CMust sue within one month of the breach
4. DMust prove the breach was deliberate

A doctor selling his practice truthfully states its income, but the income falls sharply before the contract is signed and he says nothing. This is:

1. AA breach of an implied condition of quality
2. BA mere opinion about future income
3. CNot a misrepresentation, because the statement was true when it was made
4. DA misrepresentation, because he should have corrected the statement

Under section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967, a person who made a false statement inducing a contract is liable in damages unless:

1. AThey prove they had reasonable grounds to believe, and did believe, it was true
2. BThe claimant proves that the statement was made fraudulently and not merely carelessly
3. CThe contract was made between two businesses
4. DThe statement was made orally and not in writing

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. AVoid, because the price was wrongly estimated
2. BNot frustrated, because it has only become more onerous
3. CAutomatically varied to a reasonable price
4. DFrustrated, because the costs rose unexpectedly and substantially

Under the Vienna Sales Convention (CISG), a reply to an offer that adds non-material terms:

1. AIs always a rejection
2. BIs an acceptance, unless the offeror objects without undue delay
3. CCreates a contract only after a court confirms that the added terms are non-material
4. DHas no legal effect

In a unilateral contract, once the offeree has started to perform the requested act:

1. AThe offeree becomes bound to complete performance
2. BThe offeror can still revoke at any time before performance is completed
3. CThe full reward becomes payable immediately
4. DThe offeror generally cannot revoke while performance continues