Contract law worksheet with answers

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

1. A6 months
2. B2 years
3. C30 days
4. D7 days

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

1. AOnly if a parent signed the contract
2. BDouble the contract price
3. CA reasonable price for them
4. DNothing, because minors are never bound

What is a breach of contract?

1. AWithdrawing an offer before it is accepted, after promising to keep it open
2. BRefusing to sign a contract
3. CFailing to perform a contractual obligation without a lawful excuse
4. DNegotiating a better price

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

Which of these will usually bar rescission for misrepresentation?

1. AThe misrepresentation was innocent rather than fraudulent or negligent
2. BThe contract was made in writing
3. CThe innocent party affirms the contract after learning the truth
4. DThe misrepresentation was made by a company

A decorator finishes the work but with minor defects that are cheap to fix. Under Hoenig v Isaacs, the decorator is entitled to:

1. AThe price less the cost of putting the defects right
2. BNothing, because performance was not exact
3. COnly payment for the materials used
4. DThe full price with no deduction

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

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

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