JD-NEXT STYLE LAW EXAM – 200 QUESTIONS (2026-
Aligned) – CONTRACTS-FOCUSED, LAW SCHOOL
READINESS
Key JD-Next Topics Covered:
Offer, acceptance, revocation, counteroffer, mailbox rule
Consideration (bargained-for exchange, preexisting duty, promissory estoppel)
Statute of Frauds, UCC 2-201, exceptions
Parol evidence rule, integration clauses, interpretation tools
Terms, conditions, performance, breach (material vs. minor)
Remedies (expectation, reliance, restitution, specific performance)
Defenses (capacity, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, illegality,
unconscionability, mistake)
Third-party beneficiaries, assignment, delegation, novation
UCC vs. common law, gap-fillers, battle of the forms, good faith
Discharge (impossibility, impracticability, frustration, agreement, operation of law)
1. A store publishes an advertisement offering a specific luxury watch for $100 to the
first three customers on Saturday. A customer arrives first and tenders $100. What is
the legal status of the advertisement?
A. Invitation to negotiate
B. Unilateral offer
C. Bilateral offer
D. Counteroffer
,2. Which of the following is NOT required for a valid contract?
A. Offer
B. Acceptance
C. Notarization
D. Consideration
3. In Lucy v. Zehmer, the court held that:
A. A joke cannot form a contract
B. Outward manifestations of intent control, regardless of secret intent
C. Writing is always required for land sales
D. Intoxication voids all contracts
4. A promise to perform a preexisting legal duty is:
A. Valid consideration
B. Not valid consideration
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
5. An offer may be terminated by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Revocation before acceptance
B. Rejection by the offeree
C. Death of the offeror (generally)
D. Silence of the offeree (unless agreed otherwise)
6. A merchant’s firm offer under the UCC:
A. Requires consideration to be irrevocable
B. Is irrevocable for up to 3 months if in writing and signed
C. Must be accepted within 24 hours
D. Applies only to services
,7. An acceptance that adds new terms to a contract between merchants:
A. Is a counteroffer under common law
B. May become part of the contract under UCC 2-207 unless objected to
C. Is always invalid
D. Requires a new offer
8. Under the mailbox rule, acceptance is effective when:
A. Received by the offeror
B. Dispatched (sent) by the offeree
C. Read by the offeror
D. Confirmed by the offeror
9. A contract formed by conduct rather than explicit words is a(n):
A. Express contract
B. Implied-in-fact contract
C. Quasi-contract
D. Unilateral contract
10. A promise made in recognition of a past benefit received is generally:
A. Enforceable as a contract
B. Unenforceable for lack of consideration
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
11. In Hamer v. Sidway, the court held that forbearance from a legal right (e.g., smoking)
can be:
A. Valid consideration
B. A gift
, C. Moral obligation only
D. Unenforceable
12. A contract that lacks consideration but is relied upon to the promisee’s detriment
may be enforced under:
A. Statute of Frauds
B. Promissory estoppel
C. Parol evidence rule
D. Mirror image rule
13. The Statute of Frauds requires which of the following to be in writing?
A. Contracts for services under $500
B. Contracts for sale of land
C. Employment contracts for 6 months
D. All contracts
14. A contract for the sale of goods priced at $500 or more must be in writing under:
A. Common law
B. UCC Article 2
C. Restatement (Second) of Contracts
D. Statute of Wills
15. An agreement that is indefinite in essential terms (e.g., price, quantity) is generally:
A. Enforceable
B. Unenforceable for lack of mutual assent
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
16. A contract induced by a material misrepresentation is:
A. Void
Aligned) – CONTRACTS-FOCUSED, LAW SCHOOL
READINESS
Key JD-Next Topics Covered:
Offer, acceptance, revocation, counteroffer, mailbox rule
Consideration (bargained-for exchange, preexisting duty, promissory estoppel)
Statute of Frauds, UCC 2-201, exceptions
Parol evidence rule, integration clauses, interpretation tools
Terms, conditions, performance, breach (material vs. minor)
Remedies (expectation, reliance, restitution, specific performance)
Defenses (capacity, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, illegality,
unconscionability, mistake)
Third-party beneficiaries, assignment, delegation, novation
UCC vs. common law, gap-fillers, battle of the forms, good faith
Discharge (impossibility, impracticability, frustration, agreement, operation of law)
1. A store publishes an advertisement offering a specific luxury watch for $100 to the
first three customers on Saturday. A customer arrives first and tenders $100. What is
the legal status of the advertisement?
A. Invitation to negotiate
B. Unilateral offer
C. Bilateral offer
D. Counteroffer
,2. Which of the following is NOT required for a valid contract?
A. Offer
B. Acceptance
C. Notarization
D. Consideration
3. In Lucy v. Zehmer, the court held that:
A. A joke cannot form a contract
B. Outward manifestations of intent control, regardless of secret intent
C. Writing is always required for land sales
D. Intoxication voids all contracts
4. A promise to perform a preexisting legal duty is:
A. Valid consideration
B. Not valid consideration
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
5. An offer may be terminated by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Revocation before acceptance
B. Rejection by the offeree
C. Death of the offeror (generally)
D. Silence of the offeree (unless agreed otherwise)
6. A merchant’s firm offer under the UCC:
A. Requires consideration to be irrevocable
B. Is irrevocable for up to 3 months if in writing and signed
C. Must be accepted within 24 hours
D. Applies only to services
,7. An acceptance that adds new terms to a contract between merchants:
A. Is a counteroffer under common law
B. May become part of the contract under UCC 2-207 unless objected to
C. Is always invalid
D. Requires a new offer
8. Under the mailbox rule, acceptance is effective when:
A. Received by the offeror
B. Dispatched (sent) by the offeree
C. Read by the offeror
D. Confirmed by the offeror
9. A contract formed by conduct rather than explicit words is a(n):
A. Express contract
B. Implied-in-fact contract
C. Quasi-contract
D. Unilateral contract
10. A promise made in recognition of a past benefit received is generally:
A. Enforceable as a contract
B. Unenforceable for lack of consideration
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
11. In Hamer v. Sidway, the court held that forbearance from a legal right (e.g., smoking)
can be:
A. Valid consideration
B. A gift
, C. Moral obligation only
D. Unenforceable
12. A contract that lacks consideration but is relied upon to the promisee’s detriment
may be enforced under:
A. Statute of Frauds
B. Promissory estoppel
C. Parol evidence rule
D. Mirror image rule
13. The Statute of Frauds requires which of the following to be in writing?
A. Contracts for services under $500
B. Contracts for sale of land
C. Employment contracts for 6 months
D. All contracts
14. A contract for the sale of goods priced at $500 or more must be in writing under:
A. Common law
B. UCC Article 2
C. Restatement (Second) of Contracts
D. Statute of Wills
15. An agreement that is indefinite in essential terms (e.g., price, quantity) is generally:
A. Enforceable
B. Unenforceable for lack of mutual assent
C. A unilateral contract
D. An option contract
16. A contract induced by a material misrepresentation is:
A. Void
