Contract law worksheet with answers

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

1. A7 days
2. B2 years
3. C6 months
4. D30 days

A counter-offer has which effect on the original offer?

1. AIt has no effect at all
2. BIt rejects and ends the original offer
3. CIt accepts the original offer
4. DIt makes the original offer irrevocable

The rule that consideration "must be sufficient but need not be adequate" means:

1. AIt must be paid before the contract is made
2. BIt must be equal to the market value of the promise it is given in exchange for
3. CIt must always be paid in money
4. DIt must have some value in law, but need not match the value of the promise

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

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

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

A holiday company provides a holiday far below the promised standard. Can the customer recover damages for disappointment?

1. AOnly if the company acted dishonestly
2. BOnly if the customer suffered a physical injury
3. CYes, because the contract's purpose was to provide enjoyment
4. DNo, because mental distress is never recoverable in contract

Asked to "telegraph lowest cash price" for a property, the owner replies "Lowest price £900". The enquirer then telegraphs that he accepts. In Harvey v Facey:

1. AThere was no contract, because stating a lowest price was not an offer
2. BThere was a contract at a reasonable price
3. CThere was a contract at £900
4. DThe reply was a counter-offer, which the enquirer's telegram then accepted

A council writes that it "may be prepared to sell" a house to a tenant and invites a formal application. The tenant applies, then the council changes its policy. In Gibson v Manchester City Council, the House of Lords held:

1. AA contract was formed when the council's letter was sent to the tenant
2. BThere was no contract, because the letter was not an offer
3. CThe council was bound by estoppel to sell
4. DA contract was formed when the tenant applied