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Key Facts: CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Exam

MCQ and automated questions on the official F3 paper

CILEX CPQ Assessment Overview

2 hours

Official remote-invigilated exam duration

CILEX CPQ Assessment Overview

80 marks

Total marks for Foundation F2/F3/F4-style papers

CILEX CPQ Assessment Overview

100 hours

Module Total Qualification Time (TQT)

CILEX F3 Contract Law module PDF

Jan & June

Assessment windows each year

CILEX CPQ Assessment Overview

Remote

Online invigilated delivery

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~£945

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100

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F3 is a CILEX CPQ Foundation online exam: 60 MCQ/automated questions in 2 hours for 80 marks, sat in January and June under remote invigilation. The official module covers formation, content of contracts, vitiating factors, performance/breach and remedies (module TQT 100 hours). Assessments are typically included in Foundation stage registration with CILEX.

Sample CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Practice Questions

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1Which of the following is generally treated as an invitation to treat rather than an offer?

A.A display of goods on a supermarket shelf

B.A signed written proposal stating 'I offer to sell Blackacre for £500,000'

C.An oral statement 'I will sell you my car for £2,000 if you accept now'

D.A tender bid that the inviting party has promised to accept if it is the lowest

Explanation: English law usually treats shop displays and most advertisements as invitations to treat, so the customer makes the offer at the till. A clear promise to sell on stated terms, or a binding tender process, can amount to an offer.

2A posts a letter offering to sell goods to B. Before B receives the letter, A telephones B and clearly withdraws the offer. B later receives the letter and posts an acceptance. Has a contract been formed?

A.Yes, because posting the letter irrevocably binds A

B.No, because the offer was effectively revoked before acceptance

C.Yes, because the postal rule always prevents revocation

D.No, because offers can never be revoked once posted

Explanation: An offer may be revoked at any time before acceptance, provided revocation is communicated to the offeree. A's telephone withdrawal reached B before acceptance, so B's later posted 'acceptance' cannot form a contract.

3In English contract law, a counter-offer typically has which effect on the original offer?

A.It keeps the original offer open alongside the counter-offer

B.It automatically accepts the original offer on modified terms

C.It rejects the original offer so that it can no longer be accepted

D.It converts the original offer into an invitation to treat only

Explanation: A counter-offer is treated as a rejection of the original offer (Hyde v Wrench principle). The original terms cease to be open for acceptance unless the original offeror renews them.

4Under the postal rule, when is acceptance generally effective if posting is a proper method of acceptance?

A.When the offeror actually reads the letter

B.When the letter arrives at the offeror's premises

C.Only when the offeror acknowledges receipt in writing

D.When the acceptance letter is properly posted

Explanation: Where the postal rule applies, acceptance is generally complete on proper posting, even if the letter is delayed or lost in the post (subject to the offer prescribing otherwise and to modern electronic contexts).

5Which communication method is generally treated as instantaneous for acceptance timing purposes?

A.Telephone conversation

B.Ordinary prepaid letter posted first class

C.A letter left with a courier for next-day delivery only

D.A sealed envelope placed in an internal office out-tray overnight

Explanation: Face-to-face and telephone acceptances are instantaneous: acceptance is effective when and where it is received by the offeror. The classic postal rule is the exception for non-instantaneous post.

6Which statement best distinguishes an offer from a mere puff?

A.Any advertising slogan is always a legally binding offer

B.An offer shows a willingness to be bound on sufficiently certain terms if accepted

C.A puff always creates a unilateral contract with the world

D.Mere puffs become binding offers whenever a buyer subjectively believed them

Explanation: An offer must demonstrate intention to be bound on clear terms. Mere puffs are promotional statements not intended to create legal relations or form part of a bargain.

7B telephones A to accept A's offer, but the line goes dead before A hears the acceptance. On orthodox instantaneous-communication principles, has acceptance generally taken effect?

A.Yes, because speaking into a phone is always enough

B.Yes, under the postal rule

C.No, because acceptance by instantaneous means must normally be received

D.No, because telephone acceptances are never valid

Explanation: For instantaneous methods, acceptance is generally effective only when communicated to the offeror. If the connection fails before receipt, there is usually no completed acceptance.

8Consideration must generally move from which party?

A.Any stranger to the contract

B.The court as a matter of public policy

C.Only a company secretary

D.The promisee

Explanation: The rule that consideration must move from the promisee means the person enforcing the promise must provide the consideration (subject to statutory third-party rights).

9Which is the best example of past consideration?

A.A promises to pay B £500 for work B completed last month without any prior request or bargain

B.B agrees to deliver goods next week in return for A's promise to pay on delivery

C.A pays B £100 now for B's promise to repair a roof next month

D.Mutual promises to exchange shares on completion of due diligence

Explanation: Past consideration is something already done before the promise is made and not given in return for that promise. Work completed earlier without a bargain is classic past consideration and is generally insufficient.

10Performance of an existing contractual duty owed to the promisee is generally:

A.Always sufficient consideration for a fresh promise of extra payment

B.Not good consideration unless something extra is provided or a practical benefit exception applies

C.Illegal as a matter of public policy

D.Good consideration automatically whenever the existing duty is restated in identical terms

Explanation: Doing only what one is already contractually bound to do for the same promisee is traditionally not consideration (Stilk v Myrick), subject to developments recognising practical benefit in some variation cases (Williams v Roffey).

About the CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Exam

CILEX CPQ Foundation F3 Contract Law builds essential English contract knowledge for advising on formation, terms, vitiating factors, discharge and remedies in commercial, professional and consumer contexts. It is a Foundation-stage module toward the CILEX Diploma in Law within the CILEX Professional Qualification.

Assessment

Single online remote-invigilated Foundation law paper: 60 multiple-choice and automated items (80 marks).

Time Limit

2 hours

Passing Score

Set by CILEX (not published as a fixed public percentage for CPQ Foundation MCQ papers)

Exam Fee

Included in CPQ Foundation stage registration with CILEX when assessments are bundled; modular exam entry fees apply if registered modularly — confirm current CILEX fee schedule (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX))

CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Exam Content Outline

25%

Contract Formation

Offer, invitation to treat, acceptance (including postal and instantaneous rules), consideration, promissory estoppel, intention to create legal relations and capacity.

20%

Contract Terms

Express and implied terms, conditions/warranties/innominate terms, incorporation, exclusion clauses, UCTA 1977, Consumer Rights Act 2015, privity and CRTPA 1999.

20%

Vitiating Factors

Mistake, misrepresentation (including Misrepresentation Act 1967), duress, undue influence, illegality and restraint of trade.

15%

Discharge and Breach

Performance and substantial performance, discharge by agreement, repudiation and anticipatory breach, and frustration including the 1943 Act.

20%

Remedies

Causation, remoteness, mitigation, damages measures, specific performance, injunctions, CRA consumer remedies, indemnities and guarantees.

How to Pass the CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Set by CILEX (not published as a fixed public percentage for CPQ Foundation MCQ papers)
Assessment: Single online remote-invigilated Foundation law paper: 60 multiple-choice and automated items (80 marks).
Time limit: 2 hours
Exam fee: Included in CPQ Foundation stage registration with CILEX when assessments are bundled; modular exam entry fees apply if registered modularly — confirm current CILEX fee schedule

Keys to Passing

Complete 500+ practice questions
Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
Focus on highest-weighted sections
Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law Study Tips from Top Performers

1Drill offer versus invitation to treat with shop displays, adverts, auctions and tenders until the distinctions are automatic.

2Learn consideration hotspots: past consideration, existing duty, part payment of debt, and when promissory estoppel can assist.

3Practise classifying terms and applying UCTA/CRA to exclusion clauses and consumer quality rights.

4For misrepresentation, separate fraud, s.2(1) MA 1967 and innocence, and know the bars to rescission.

5Contrast repudiation/termination with frustration and know when the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 adjusts money claims.

6Time yourself toward roughly two minutes per official exam item (60 questions / 2 hours) and always eliminate implausible distractors first.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CILEX CPQ F3 Contract Law?

F3 is the Foundation-stage Contract Law module in the CILEX Professional Qualification. It covers how contracts are formed, what terms mean, when agreements are spoiled by vitiating factors, how contracts end, and what remedies are available.

How is F3 assessed?

Online with remote invigilation: 60 multiple-choice and automated questions in 2 hours for 80 marks. CILEX offers assessment windows in January and June.

What is the F3 pass mark?

CILEX sets the pass standard for CPQ assessments. A fixed public percentage specifically for Foundation MCQ papers is not published on the assessment overview; check your results communications and CILEX guidance for the sitting.

How much does the F3 exam cost?

When you register for the full CPQ Foundation stage with CILEX, assessments are typically included in the stage registration fee (training providers often quote around £945 for Foundation registration including assessments). Modular registration can mean separate exam entry fees. Confirm the current CILEX fee schedule.

What topics does the official F3 module cover?

The CILEX F3 module descriptor covers contract law in outline; formation (offer/acceptance, consideration, intention and capacity); content of a contract; vitiating factors; performance, termination and breach; and causation and remedies.

Are these official CILEX exam questions?

No. These are original OpenExamPrep practice questions modelled on the official F3 module and CPQ assessment format. CILEX provides its own materials and assessments separately.