Contract law worksheet with answers

Which English statute allows a third party to enforce a contract term in some cases?

1. AMisrepresentation Act 1967
2. BUnfair Contract Terms Act 1977
3. CLaw Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943
4. DContracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

In English law, a promise made in a deed is enforceable even without:

1. AWriting
2. BConsideration
3. CDelivery of the deed
4. DA signature

What is the most common remedy for breach of contract?

1. AImprisonment
2. BDamages
3. CA fine paid to the state
4. DAutomatic transfer of all the defendant's assets

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

A misrepresentation is:

1. AA false statement of fact that induces someone to enter a contract
2. BSilence about any fact at all
3. CA promise about future behaviour that is not kept, even if honestly made
4. DAn opinion that turns out to be wrong

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. AUnenforceable for lack of consideration
2. BEnforceable as a practical benefit
3. CEnforceable because the captain agreed freely
4. DUnenforceable because it was made at sea

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

A buyer specifically asks a surveyor to check aircraft noise at a property. The surveyor negligently reports no problem. In Farley v Skinner:

1. AThe buyer had to sell the house before claiming
2. BDamages for discomfort were recoverable, as peace of mind was an important object of the obligation
3. CNo damages were recoverable, because damages for distress or discomfort are always excluded in contract
4. DOnly the difference in market value was recoverable