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WorksheetsParalegal Training (Quiz) by Prof. Rhett Emmanuel C. Serfino
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. A law which requires certain acts and contracts to be in writing is known as –
Recto Law
Statute of Frauds
Statute of Limitations
Maceda Law
2. Provisions in a contract that are common to legal documents of the same type
Operative provisions
Contingencies
Unnegotiated terms
Boilerplate language
3. A certain form for a contract is sometimes required by law for:
Validity
Enforceability
Convenience
All of the above
4. Which of the following need not appear in a public instrument?
Creation, repudiation or renunciation of hereditary rights;
Cession of actions or rights proceeding form an act appearing in a public instrument;
Contracts where the amount involved is less than P500.
Power to administer property;
5. Mr. AB offered in writing to sell his house and lot for P750,000 to Mr. CD on July 1, 2024. Mr. CD wrote a letter requesting Mr. AB to give him 60 days within which to raise the P750,000. Mr. AB approved the request in writing. On August 15, Mr. AB informed Mr. CD that the price is raised and now at P1,000,000. Can Mr. CD compel Mr. AB to sell his house and lot at P750,000 which was offered in writing by Mr. AB?
Yes, because Mr. AB is already bound by his written offer
Yes, because the 60 days offer has not expired
No, because Mr. CD has not yet accepted the offer of Mr. AD.
Yes, because there is already meeting of the minds
6. X sold a specific parcel of land to Y orally for P1.5M.
The sale is valid because all essential requisites are present
The sale is enforceable even if it is only an oral contract
The sale is unenforceable because it is for more than P500.
The contract is void because it should have been in writing
7. X donated his farm to Y in writing. Y accepted orally.
The donation is valid between X and Y
The donation is enforceable because it was made in writing and accepted by the donee
The donation is void. The donation and acceptance should have been made in a public instrument.
The donation is voidable, as it does not follow the required form
8. Which among the following is a public document?
A notarized last will and testament
A notarized affidavit of loss
A deed of sale
A unanimously approved Resolution of the Board of Directors of a lending corporation
9. When a party demands the execution of a contract in a public instrument, for his convenience:
The party may compel the other to execute the necessary form once the contract exists/becomes binding between the parties
Before the other contracting party may be compelled to execute the needed form, the contract must be valid and enforceable under the Statute of Frauds
The demand is proper because it will make the contract effective against 3rd persons
It is necessary that the contract involved be one involving acts of ownership
10. Mr. Burgos orally sold a parcel of land to Mr. Javier for P500,000. Mr. Burgos delivered the Transfer Certificate of Title of the land to Mr. Javier. Later, Mr. Javier wanted to register the land in his name and he needs a Deed of Sale. What can Mr. Javier do?
Mr. Javier can compel Mr. Burgos to execute a Deed of Sale.
Javier can compel Mr. Burgos to refund the P500,000 because the contract is not enforceable.
Mr. Javier can sue Mr. Burgos for enriching himself at the expense of another
Mr. Javier can possess and utilize the land as a buyer in good faith
