Read a lease, a contract or terms of service

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Apartment Lease with Pet Rider (invented sample lease)

   [1] This lease is between Mr. Vasquez, the owner of an invented building called Tern House, and Ms. Lindgren, the tenant of Apartment 4B, who are called "the Owner" and "the Tenant." [2] A Pet Rider signed on the same day forms part of this lease, and where the Rider and the main lease disagree, the Rider controls, except that nothing in the Rider changes the Tenant's duty to pay rent.

   Section 1: Rent and Deposit
   [3] The Tenant must pay rent of $1,200 on the first of each month. [4] Rent may be reduced only by a written change signed by both parties. [5] The security deposit is $1,200, and the Owner may deduct from it the cost of repairing damage beyond ordinary wear, sending the Tenant a list of deductions within thirty days after the Tenant moves out.

   Section 2: Use of the Apartment
   [6] The Tenant may not keep an animal in the apartment, and may not sublet any part of it without the Owner's written consent, which the Owner will not unreasonably withhold. [7] The Owner may enter on twenty-four hours' notice to inspect or repair, and without notice in an emergency.

   Section 3: Term
   [8] The lease runs for twelve months. [9] If neither side gives sixty days' written notice before the end of the term, the lease then continues month to month. [10] Despite sentence 9, if the Tenant has paid rent late more than twice during the term, the Owner may end the lease at the close of the term by giving thirty days' written notice.

   Pet Rider
   [11] The Tenant may keep one cat, and must pay a separate pet deposit of $300. [12] The Tenant must keep the cat vaccinated and must repair any damage the cat causes, and the Owner may deduct the cost of any such damage from either deposit. [13] If the Tenant gives the cat away, this Rider ends, and the pet deposit is returned within thirty days, less the cost of repairs. [14] Every other term of the lease applies to the Tenant's cat as it applies to the Tenant.

2. 1.

   The Tenant adopts a cat. Sentence 6 forbids animals, and sentence 11 allows one cat. Ari asks which sentence governs, and why.

   • Sentence 6, because the main lease covers the whole apartment and the Rider covers one animal.
   • Neither: the two sentences cancel out, so the Owner decides whether the cat may stay.
   • Sentence 6, because sentence 4 says nothing in the lease changes without a signed written change.
   • Sentence 11, because sentence 2 says the Rider controls where it disagrees with the main lease.
3. 2.

   The cat scratches a door, and the repair costs $250. Bo asks which statement applies sentences 5 and 12 together after the Tenant moves out.

   • The Owner may deduct the $250 from either deposit and must send the Tenant a list of deductions within sixty days.
   • The Owner may deduct the $250 from either deposit and must send the Tenant a list of deductions within thirty days.
   • The Owner may deduct the $250 from the security deposit, as sentence 5 says, but not from the separate pet deposit.
   • The Owner may deduct the $250 from the pet deposit, as the Rider says, but not from the security deposit.
4. 3.

   A Tenant says the lease renews month to month unless someone gives sixty days' notice. The Tenant paid rent late three times. Esme tests that claim against sentences 9 and 10.

   • It fails here, but the Owner would still have to give sixty days' written notice before the term ends.
   • It fails here: after a single late payment, the Owner may end the lease.
   • It holds: sentence 9 continues the lease month to month unless one side gives sixty days' written notice.
   • It fails here: sentence 10 lets the Owner end the lease at the close of the term with thirty days' notice.
5. 4.

   Jun wants a summary of the Tenant's duties about the cat. Which summary keeps every one of them?

   • Pay a separate $300 pet deposit, keep the cat vaccinated, and repair any damage the cat causes.
   • Pay a separate $300 pet deposit, keep the cat vaccinated, and let the Owner repair damage from either deposit.
   • Pay a separate $300 pet deposit and keep the cat vaccinated, the first two duties that the Rider lists.
   • Pay a separate $300 pet deposit, vaccinate the cat, repair damage, and insure the cat against loss.

6. Gym Membership Agreement (invented sample membership agreement)

   [1] This agreement is between Summit Fitness Club, an invented business in this sample, and the person who joins, called "the Member." [2] In this agreement, "a Billing Date" is the fifteenth of each month, and "a Promotion Sheet" is a separate page, signed by both sides, that sets special terms for one Member.

   Section 1: Fees
   [3] The Member must pay $45 on each Billing Date. [4] The club may raise the monthly fee once in any twelve months by written notice sent at least thirty days before the Billing Date on which the new fee first applies. [5] Where this agreement and a Promotion Sheet disagree, the Promotion Sheet controls, and a Member's fee under a Promotion Sheet stays as printed on it for twelve months.

   Section 2: Cancellation
   [6] The Member may cancel at any time by written notice, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the calendar month in which the notice is received. [7] Despite sentence 6, a Member who moves more than twenty-five miles from the club may cancel with effect from the date of the notice, provided that proof of the new address is sent with the notice. [8] The club may end a membership at once for unsafe behavior, and fees already paid are not refunded in that case.

   Section 3: Closures
   [9] The club may close the building for repairs for up to seven consecutive days without credit to the Member. [10] A closure longer than seven consecutive days earns each Member a credit of one-thirtieth of the monthly fee for each day beyond the seventh.

   Section 4: General
   [11] The club is not responsible for property lost from lockers unless the loss results from the club's own negligence. [12] The club may change its posted rules by placing a notice at the front desk, but a change that adds a fee must also be sent to the Member in writing. [13] This agreement and any Promotion Sheet are the entire understanding between the two sides. [14] If one part is found unenforceable, the remaining parts stay in force.

7. 5.

   A Member who moved forty miles away mails a cancellation notice on April 10 and sends proof of the new address on April 14. Luz asks when cancellation takes effect.

   • At the end of May, because one more month is added after the month of the notice.
   • On April 14, when the proof of the new address finally arrived.
   • At the end of April, because the proof was not sent with the notice.
   • On April 10, because the Member moved more than twenty-five miles from the club.
8. 6.

   A Member says the club may close for fourteen days without owing any credit, because sentence 9 allows repair closures. Milo tests that claim against sentences 9 and 10.

   • It fails: a closure of fourteen days earns a credit of one-thirtieth of the monthly fee for each of the fourteen days.
   • It fails: the first seven days earn no credit, but each of the seven days after that earns one-thirtieth of the monthly fee.
   • It holds: sentence 9 lets the club close the building for repairs without credit to the Member, however long the closure runs.
   • It fails: after seven days of closure the Member may cancel at once and receive a full refund of the fee already paid.

9. Day Camp Counselor Agreement (invented sample work agreement)

   [1] This agreement is between Pine Hollow Day Camp, an invented camp in this sample, and the counselor who signs it, called "the Counselor." [2] In this agreement, "a Session" means one two-week block, "a Full Session" means a Session in which the Counselor attends every scheduled day, and "the Season" means the six Sessions of the summer.

   Section 1: Pay
   [3] The Counselor is paid $600 for each Full Session, on the Friday after the Session ends. [4] For a Session that is not a Full Session, the Counselor is paid $50 for each day attended. [5] Despite sentence 4, if the camp cancels a day because of weather, that day counts as attended. [6] A bonus of $300 is paid at the end of the Season to a Counselor who completes all six Sessions.

   Section 2: Duties
   [7] The Counselor must arrive thirty minutes before the campers and complete the safety checklist, and may leave only when the last camper has been collected. [8] A Counselor who is late three times in one Session may be moved to the waiting list for the next Session.

   Section 3: Ending Early
   [9] Either side may end this agreement with seven days' written notice. [10] If the camp ends the agreement, it pays the Counselor for each Full Session completed and for each day attended in a part-completed Session, but pays no bonus. [11] If the Counselor ends the agreement, no bonus is paid, and the Counselor must repay the $20 cost of the camp shirt, unless the Counselor leaves because of an illness documented by a doctor. [12] A documented illness does not by itself earn the bonus.

   Section 4: General
   [13] The camp may use photographs taken at camp, including photographs of the Counselor, in its brochure, unless the Counselor asks otherwise in writing before the brochure is printed. [14] This agreement is the whole understanding between the camp and the Counselor.

10. 7.

    In one ten-day Session, the camp cancels two days for weather, and the Counselor attends the other eight. Ren asks what the Counselor is paid for that Session.

    • $550, the Full Session rate less a $50 deduction because the camp cancelled two days.
    • $600, because sentence 5 counts the cancelled days as attended, so it is a Full Session.
    • $400, because sentence 4 pays $50 for each of the eight days that the Counselor attended.
    • $500, because sentence 5 counts the ten days as attended, paid at $50 a day.
11. 8.

    After five Full Sessions, the Counselor leaves because of an illness documented by a doctor. Tala asks what happens to the bonus and the shirt cost.

    • No bonus, because sentence 6 needs all six Sessions, and no shirt repayment, because a documented illness is excepted.
    • A bonus of five-sixths is paid, and the shirt cost is waived, because five of the six Sessions were completed in full.
    • No bonus, but the shirt cost must be repaid in full, since the Counselor ended the agreement for health reasons.
    • The bonus is paid and the shirt cost is waived, because the illness is documented by a doctor, as sentence 11 requires.
12. 9.

    A Counselor says that if the camp ends the agreement, the bonus is lost and the shirt cost must be repaid. Noah tests that claim against sentences 10 and 11.

    • Half right: the shirt cost is repaid, but the bonus is lost only if the Counselor ends the agreement.
    • Half right: the bonus is lost, but the shirt repayment applies only when the Counselor ends the agreement.
    • Wrong: if the camp ends the agreement, it must pay the bonus for each Full Session completed.
    • Fully right: sentences 10 and 11 take the bonus and the shirt cost in either kind of ending.
13. 10.

    Zee wants a summary of what happens when the camp ends the agreement. Which summary keeps each step and result?

    • The camp gives seven days' written notice, and the Counselor receives no bonus, because the Season was not completed in full by then.
    • The Counselor gives seven days' written notice, is paid for each Session attended, and repays the cost of the camp shirt.
    • The camp gives seven days' written notice, pays for each Full Session and each day attended in a part-completed Session, and pays no bonus.
    • The camp gives seven days' written notice, pays for each Full Session completed, and pays a bonus for each one of them too.