Contract law worksheet with answers

In English law, a newspaper advertisement offering goods for sale at a stated price is usually:

1. AAn invitation to treat
2. BA unilateral offer to all readers
3. CAn acceptance of future orders
4. DA collateral contract with each reader

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

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

In England and Wales, a contract for the sale of land must be:

1. AMade only through an estate agent
2. BApproved by a court and registered with HM Land Registry before it is made
3. CIn writing, containing all agreed terms, and signed by both parties
4. DMade orally in front of two witnesses

A misrepresentation is:

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

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. BA misrepresentation, because he should have corrected the statement
3. CNot a misrepresentation, because the statement was true when it was made
4. DA breach of an implied condition of quality

Under the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943, money paid before a frustrating event is generally:

1. ARecoverable, though the court may let the payee keep some for expenses
2. BPayable twice, as a penalty
3. CLost, because the loss must lie where it falls once the contract is frustrated
4. DPaid into court for distribution

In Great Peace Shipping v Tsavliris Salvage, the Court of Appeal held that a contract is void for common mistake only if the mistake makes performance:

1. AMore expensive to carry out than both parties had expected when contracting
2. BDifferent from the contract in a minor detail
3. CCommercially less attractive for one party
4. DImpossible or essentially different from what the parties agreed

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