FLK2 practice questions with worked answers

These FLK2 practice questions are four original single best answer items, each with the correct answer and a reason why the other options fail. Try them cold, then read the FLK2 guide and take more questions in our SQE1 practice question bank.

How to approach a single best answer question

Each FLK2 question has five options and one correct answer. Read the last sentence first, to see what is asked. Then read the stem for facts and figures, and decide your answer before you read the options. Several options will state true law that does not answer the question. Pick the single best option on these facts.

The four examples below are original and written for practice. Law is as at 2026 for England and Wales. Where a question needs a figure, such as a statutory limit, we give it in the stem. Try each question before you read the explanation.

Four worked questions

Question 1: Land Law (registered land and overriding interests)

Gus is the sole registered proprietor of a house. His partner Hana paid £60,000 towards the purchase price on the understanding that she would share ownership, and she lives in the house. Gus sold the house to Ivor, who paid the price to Gus alone. Ivor did not ask Hana about her interest and she was not aware of the sale. Which of the following best describes the position?

• A. Hana's interest was overreached because Ivor paid the price in good faith.
• B. Hana's interest binds Ivor, because it is not overreached and she was in actual occupation at the time of the sale.
• C. Hana's interest binds Ivor only if it was protected by a notice on the register.
• D. Hana has no interest in land, because she is not on the register.
• E. Hana's interest binds Ivor only if she paid half the price.

Answer: B. Hana has a beneficial interest under a trust. Overreaching under the Law of Property Act 1925 requires payment to at least two trustees or a trust corporation. Payment to Gus alone does not overreach. In registered land, an interest of a person in actual occupation overrides a disposition under Schedule 3, paragraph 2 of the Land Registration Act 2002, unless an exception applies. Ivor made no enquiry of Hana, and her occupation of her own home would be obvious on a reasonably careful inspection, so neither exception helps him.

• A is wrong: overreaching needs two trustees or a trust corporation.
• B is correct: not overreached, and an overriding interest by actual occupation.
• C is wrong: overriding status makes a notice unnecessary.
• D is wrong: a beneficial interest arising under a trust is a property right.
• E is wrong: the size of her share does not decide whether it binds.

Question 2: Wills and Administration of Estates (intestacy)

Mina died intestate. She left a husband, Nils, and two adult children. Her net estate, after debts and expenses, was £500,000, with no personal chattels of significance. Assume the statutory legacy for a surviving spouse is £322,000. Which of the following correctly states how the estate passes under the intestacy rules?

• A. Nils takes all £500,000.
• B. Nils takes £322,000 and a life interest in the remaining £178,000, with the capital passing to the children on his death.
• C. Nils takes £250,000 and the children share £250,000.
• D. Nils takes £322,000 and half of the remaining £178,000, and the children share the other half.
• E. The children share the whole estate, because Nils is entitled only to the personal chattels.

Answer: D. Where an intestate leaves a spouse and children, the spouse takes the personal chattels, the statutory legacy and half of the residue absolutely. The other half of the residue goes to the children. The spouse's life interest was abolished for deaths on or after 1 October 2014. Residue is £500,000 less £322,000 = £178,000. Half is £89,000. Nils takes £322,000 + £89,000 = £411,000 and the children share £89,000.

• A is wrong: the spouse takes everything only where there are no surviving children or other issue.
• B is wrong: the life interest no longer applies.
• C is wrong: it ignores the statutory legacy.
• D is correct.
• E is wrong: the spouse has a substantial share.

Question 3: Criminal Liability (assault occasioning actual bodily harm)

Jo, angry in a pub, threw the contents of her glass at Ben, intending only to splash him. The glass slipped from her hand and cut Ben's face, requiring stitches. Jo did not think the glass would leave her hand. She is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm under section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Which of the following best describes her liability?

• A. She is not guilty, because she did not foresee the harm to Ben.
• B. She is not guilty, because she did not intend to use the glass.
• C. She is guilty, because the prosecution needs only to show she intended or was reckless as to applying unlawful force and that actual bodily harm resulted.
• D. She is guilty, because the prosecution must show she foresaw some bodily harm.
• E. She is not guilty of section 47, but guilty of an offence under section 20.

Answer: C. Section 47 needs an assault or battery that causes actual bodily harm. The only mental element is the one for the assault or battery: intention or recklessness as to applying unlawful force. There is no need to prove that the defendant intended or foresaw actual bodily harm (R v Savage; DPP v Parmenter). Jo intended to apply force by throwing the liquid, and the cut is actual bodily harm. Some foresight of harm is required for section 20, not section 47.

• A is wrong: foresight of ABH is not needed.
• B is wrong: she intended to throw the drink, which is the battery.
• C is correct.
• D is wrong: that is the test for section 20 wounding.
• E is wrong: she is guilty of section 47, and section 20 needs foresight of some harm, which she lacked.

Question 4: Criminal Law and Practice (detention without charge)

Kai, 29, was arrested on suspicion of an indictable offence and taken to a police station. After 24 hours the police wish to keep him in detention without charge to obtain further evidence by questioning. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, who may authorise continued detention at this stage, up to a total of 36 hours?

• A. The custody officer, if satisfied it is necessary.
• B. An inspector, who has reviewed the file.
• C. A police officer of at least the rank of superintendent responsible for the station where Kai is detained.
• D. A magistrates' court only, on application.
• E. The suspect's solicitor, with Kai's agreement.

Answer: C. For an indictable offence, a superintendent or above who is responsible for the police station may authorise detention beyond 24 hours up to 36 hours, if the conditions in section 42 are met (such as necessity to secure or preserve evidence or obtain it by questioning, and the investigation being conducted diligently). Beyond 36 hours, a magistrates' court warrant of further detention is required (section 43), and the maximum is 96 hours from the start.

• A is wrong: the custody officer authorises detention at the start but cannot extend it beyond 24 hours.
• B is wrong: an inspector reviews detention but cannot extend it to 36 hours.
• C is correct.
• D is wrong: that is needed after 36 hours, not before.
• E is wrong: neither the suspect nor a solicitor can authorise detention.

What the examiner is testing

• Whether you can spot the legal issue in a short story.
• Whether you know the rule well enough to apply it, not only to recite it.
• Whether you can reject plausible distractors: true law that does not answer the question.
• Whether you notice details in the stem, such as dates, figures and who knew what.

You do not need to remember case names to answer. Know the principle. Case names matter only where the case is the normal name for the rule.

Common mistakes and a checklist

• Choosing the first option that sounds right.
• Ignoring a number in the stem (Question 2 turns on the £322,000 figure).
• Answering the question you expected, not the one asked.
• Not timing yourself: practise at about 108 seconds a question, the pace of a session from January 2027, and keep a flag-and-return habit.

1. Read the question sentence first.
2. Identify the topic and the rule.
3. Predict an answer before looking.
4. Eliminate options that are wrong in law or on the facts.
5. Choose the strongest of what remains.

For more questions with explanations, see our SQE1 practice questions page and the FLK2 guide, or try our free SQE1 sample questions.

Questions

Related

• FLK2: subjects, sessions and how to study
• SQE1 practice questions: how to answer single best answer items
• SQE1 Land Law
• SQE1 Criminal Practice

Sources: SRA: SQE1 Assessment Specification (from 1 September 2026); Law Society: SQE1 and SQE2 assessments; Legislation.gov.uk: Land Registration Act 2002. Checked 10 November 2026.