PARALEGAL CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which sentence does not contain an error?
-Toni carries a small, black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-
mail address of each new person whom she meets.
-My father William has retired from construction; and, although he likes to putter in the
workshop, his greatest love is cultivating orchids.
-Each year, hundreds of birds instinctively decide to migrate to the northwest: despite
the harsh conditions in that part of the world.
-Mayor Smith had, by all accounts, established herself as anadvocate by making the
most dubious legal position sound like theonly logical choice - ✔✔Toni carries a small,
black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-mail address of each
new person whom she meets.
✔✔Which sentence is correct?
-The road had been closed to traffic do to ice accumulation.
-Most of the clients left unassisted, finding the service fee to costly.
-Most paralegals are use to hard work.
-Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol, is not tolerated. - ✔✔Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol,
is not tolerated.
✔✔Which lawyer has engaged in professional misconduct?
-A lawyer who advances money for his client to cover litigation expenses and court
costs.
-A lawyer who, at the conclusion of the representation and with the client's consent,
publishes a book about his representation of a particular client.
-A lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients
without the clients' consent.
-A lawyer who conducts a press conference with his or her client's permission. - ✔✔A
lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients
without the clients' consent.
,✔✔The court of original jurisdiction for misdemeanors is:
-civil superior court
-criminal district court
-civil district court
-criminal superior court - ✔✔Criminal District Court
✔✔Correspondence relating to a client's case should be:
-Filed anywhere in the client's file.
-In a file with all other correspondence received/sent by the firm.
-In a Correspondence subfile for the client's case.
-Electronically scanned and then destroyed. - ✔✔In a correspondence subfile for the
client's case.
✔✔How long does a defendant have to answer if served by certified mail?
-30 days
-33 days
-40 days
-3 months if an extension is obtained - ✔✔30 days
✔✔When should a file be closed?
-After the final action in the case
-December 31 of each year
-When the final bill is mailed
-When the responsible lawyer leaves the firm - ✔✔After the final action in the case
✔✔Which task may a lawyer not delegate to a paralegal?
-Establishing the lawyer-client relationship
-Preparing a standard form document
-Filing documents with the courts or agencies
-Handling procedural or administrative matters - ✔✔Establishing the lawyer-client
relationship
✔✔A contract is considered executed when:
-All promises or duties have been carried out.
-All requirements for a valid contract have been met.
-There are still promises or duties to be carried out.
-The contract has been signed by all the parties - ✔✔All promises or duties have been
carried out.
✔✔To modify a child custody order one party must show:
-Financial need.
-Parental unfitness.
-Best interest of the child.
-Substantial change in circumstances - ✔✔Substantial change in circumstances
, ✔✔Jim owns a grocery store. Jim has a one-year contract with Bob for Bob to pick up
trash in consideration of $100.00 a month. Jim sells the grocery store to Steve. Jim and
Steve meet with Bob and it is agreed that Bob will continue to pick up the trash for
Steve. Steve will pay Bob $100.00 a month for this service. Bob will have no future
contract rights against Jim and Jim will have no future contract rights against Bob. In
contract law this is called a:
-novation
-promissory estoppel
-counter-offer
-revocation - ✔✔Novation
✔✔A gift of personal property by will is called:
-a bequest
-a devise
-an advancement
-a codicil - ✔✔A bequest
✔✔Which would be considered a secondary source?
-NC case
-NC general statute
-NC constitution
-NC law review article - ✔✔A North Carolina law review article
✔✔If a civil defendant does not answer a complaint by the deadline for responding, the
plaintiff can ask for?
Res judicata
default summons
summary ejectment
default judgment - ✔✔Default Judgment
✔✔A Notary Public's function in a deed is to ________ the signature of each grantor.
-Probate
-Execute
-Acknowledge
-Stamp - ✔✔Acknowledge
✔✔When the Register of Deeds probates a document:
-The document is filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
-The notarial acknowledgment is reviewed for specific elements.
-The document is indexed on the public record.
-The document is refused because the grantee did not sign. - ✔✔The notarial
acknowledgment is reviewed for specific elements.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which sentence does not contain an error?
-Toni carries a small, black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-
mail address of each new person whom she meets.
-My father William has retired from construction; and, although he likes to putter in the
workshop, his greatest love is cultivating orchids.
-Each year, hundreds of birds instinctively decide to migrate to the northwest: despite
the harsh conditions in that part of the world.
-Mayor Smith had, by all accounts, established herself as anadvocate by making the
most dubious legal position sound like theonly logical choice - ✔✔Toni carries a small,
black book with her everywhere she goes and writes down the e-mail address of each
new person whom she meets.
✔✔Which sentence is correct?
-The road had been closed to traffic do to ice accumulation.
-Most of the clients left unassisted, finding the service fee to costly.
-Most paralegals are use to hard work.
-Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol, is not tolerated. - ✔✔Tardiness, like abuse of alcohol,
is not tolerated.
✔✔Which lawyer has engaged in professional misconduct?
-A lawyer who advances money for his client to cover litigation expenses and court
costs.
-A lawyer who, at the conclusion of the representation and with the client's consent,
publishes a book about his representation of a particular client.
-A lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients
without the clients' consent.
-A lawyer who conducts a press conference with his or her client's permission. - ✔✔A
lawyer who makes an aggregate settlement of the claims of two or more of his clients
without the clients' consent.
,✔✔The court of original jurisdiction for misdemeanors is:
-civil superior court
-criminal district court
-civil district court
-criminal superior court - ✔✔Criminal District Court
✔✔Correspondence relating to a client's case should be:
-Filed anywhere in the client's file.
-In a file with all other correspondence received/sent by the firm.
-In a Correspondence subfile for the client's case.
-Electronically scanned and then destroyed. - ✔✔In a correspondence subfile for the
client's case.
✔✔How long does a defendant have to answer if served by certified mail?
-30 days
-33 days
-40 days
-3 months if an extension is obtained - ✔✔30 days
✔✔When should a file be closed?
-After the final action in the case
-December 31 of each year
-When the final bill is mailed
-When the responsible lawyer leaves the firm - ✔✔After the final action in the case
✔✔Which task may a lawyer not delegate to a paralegal?
-Establishing the lawyer-client relationship
-Preparing a standard form document
-Filing documents with the courts or agencies
-Handling procedural or administrative matters - ✔✔Establishing the lawyer-client
relationship
✔✔A contract is considered executed when:
-All promises or duties have been carried out.
-All requirements for a valid contract have been met.
-There are still promises or duties to be carried out.
-The contract has been signed by all the parties - ✔✔All promises or duties have been
carried out.
✔✔To modify a child custody order one party must show:
-Financial need.
-Parental unfitness.
-Best interest of the child.
-Substantial change in circumstances - ✔✔Substantial change in circumstances
, ✔✔Jim owns a grocery store. Jim has a one-year contract with Bob for Bob to pick up
trash in consideration of $100.00 a month. Jim sells the grocery store to Steve. Jim and
Steve meet with Bob and it is agreed that Bob will continue to pick up the trash for
Steve. Steve will pay Bob $100.00 a month for this service. Bob will have no future
contract rights against Jim and Jim will have no future contract rights against Bob. In
contract law this is called a:
-novation
-promissory estoppel
-counter-offer
-revocation - ✔✔Novation
✔✔A gift of personal property by will is called:
-a bequest
-a devise
-an advancement
-a codicil - ✔✔A bequest
✔✔Which would be considered a secondary source?
-NC case
-NC general statute
-NC constitution
-NC law review article - ✔✔A North Carolina law review article
✔✔If a civil defendant does not answer a complaint by the deadline for responding, the
plaintiff can ask for?
Res judicata
default summons
summary ejectment
default judgment - ✔✔Default Judgment
✔✔A Notary Public's function in a deed is to ________ the signature of each grantor.
-Probate
-Execute
-Acknowledge
-Stamp - ✔✔Acknowledge
✔✔When the Register of Deeds probates a document:
-The document is filed with the Clerk of Superior Court.
-The notarial acknowledgment is reviewed for specific elements.
-The document is indexed on the public record.
-The document is refused because the grantee did not sign. - ✔✔The notarial
acknowledgment is reviewed for specific elements.
