Deck 17: Drafting a Contract: The Essentials

Question 1

For good organization in a contract, follow a(n)​

A)form.
B)checklist.
C)outline.
D)all of the above.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Always use legalese in contracts and not plain English.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Words that modify or explain are which of the following? ​

A)Adverbs
B)Adjectives
C)Verb
D)a and b

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The paralegal should never create a preliminary checklist when drafting a contract for a client.

Question 5

A formbook gives examples of different types of legal documents.

Question 6

When editing, the paralegal should be looking for only substantive errors.

Question 7

Ambiguity occurs when a reader can interpret a sentence or word in two different ways.

Question 8

When drafting a contract, the outline should contain only a purpose and the terms.

Question 9

Logical development in drafting a contract is important.

Question 10

A contract should always include which of the following?

A)The parties
B)The subject matter
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 11

Formal legal words are known as which of the following? ​

A)Legalese
B)Contractions
C)Abundant
D)Adverbs

Question 12

It is important to determine the clients' objectives when drafting a contract.

Question 13

A hyphen is used to ​

A)associate words in a single thought.
B)omit words.
C)create a pause.
D)introduce information.

Question 14

In drafting, always write in the passive voice.

Question 15

When editing, paralegals should look for which of the following?

A)Errors in grammar
B)Punctuation errors
C)Spelling errors
D)All of the above

Question 16

Words known as term of art should not be changed.

Question 17

Formbooks create ​

A)models.
B)law.
C)blanks.
D)all of the above.

Question 18

In drafting a contract, the paralegal should ​

A)know what the client wants.
B)develop a play of organization.
C)both a and b.
D)None of the above.

Question 19

A _______ is used to join compound sentences. ​

A)colon
B)semicolon
C)hyphen
D)contraction

Question 20

Commas are used to create which of the following? ​

A)Pauses
B)Transitional phrases
C)Series
D)All of the above