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Accounting 1-4 Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anything of value that is owned:

a)

Asset

b)

Capital

c)

Liability

d)

Revenue

2.

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets:

a)

Owner's Equity

b)

Withdrawals

c)

Account Balance

d)

Expense

3.

Process for providing financial information that is useful to management.

a)

Accounting System

b)

Financial Statements

c)

Transaction

d)

Business Ethics

4.

Organized summaries of a business's financial activities.

a)

Accounting Records

b)

Financial Statements

c)

Accounting

d)

Accounting System

5.

Financial reports that summarize the financial conditions and operations of a business.

a)

Financial statements

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Accounting records

d)

Capital

6.

The use of ethics in making business decisions.

a)

Business ethics

b)

Ethics

c)

Liability

d)

Equities

7.

A business that performs an activity for a fee

a)

Service business

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Accounting

d)

Business ethics

8.

The financial rights to the assets of a business.

a)

Equities

b)

Capital

c)

Asset

d)

Liability

9.

A business owned by one person

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Owner's Equity

c)

Asset

d)

Account

10.

A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation.

a)

Account

b)

Asset

c)

Liability

d)

Owner's Equity

11.

An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.

a)

Revenue

b)

Transaction

c)

Withdrawal

d)

Expense

12.

Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.

a)

Accounting

b)

Accounting system

c)

Account balance

d)

Accounting records

13.

An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.

a)

Accounting equation

b)

Accounting

c)

Financial Statements

d)

Transaction

14.

The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.

a)

Ethics

b)

Business Ethics

c)

Liability

d)

Equities

15.

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in the business.

a)

Capital

b)

Equities

c)

Liability

d)

Revenue

16.

An amount owed by a business.

a)

Liability

b)

Asset

c)

Owner's Equity

d)

Expense

17.

A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.

a)

Expense

b)

Revenue

c)

Investment

d)

Withdrawal

18.

The name given to an account.

a)

Account Title

b)

Account

c)

Account Balance

d)

Capital

19.

A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity.

a)

Transaction

b)

Accounting

c)

Sale on Account

d)

Accounting Equation

20.

Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use.

a)

Withdrawals

b)

Investment

c)

Revenue

d)

Expense

21.

A sale for which cash will be received at a later date.

a)

Sale on Account

b)

Transaction

c)

Expense

d)

Capital

22.

The amount in an account.

a)

Account Balance

b)

Asset

c)

Revenue

d)

Account

23.

An accounting device used to analyze transactions is a T account.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

An amount recorded on the left side of a T account is a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Each asset account has a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Each liability account has a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The balance of an account increases on the same side as the normal balance side.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Asset accounts increase on the credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Each transaction changes the balances in at least two accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A list of accounts used by a business is called a record of accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When cash is paid for supplies, the supplies account is increased by a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Common accounting practice is to record withdrawals as debits in the owner's capital account.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The left side of an asset account is the credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

A drawing account is decreased by debits and increased by credits.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Increases in expense accounts are recorded as debits because they decrease the capital account.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The normal balance side of an accounts receivable account is a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Accounts payable accounts are increased with a debit.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Advertising Expense is increased with a debit

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Cash is increased with a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Prepaid Insurance is decreased with a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Withdrawal transactions are recorded in the owner's capital account.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Increases to accounts are recorded on the debit side.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The right side of a T account is the:

a)

debit side

b)

credit side

c)

normal balance side

d)

equity side

44.

If an amount is recorded on the side of a T account opposite the normal balance side,

a)

the account balance is increased.

b)

the account balance is decreased.

c)

the account balance is unaffected.

d)

the account balance is correct.

45.

The normal balance side of an asset account is the:

a)

debit side

b)

credit side

c)

decrease side

d)

right side

46.

When the owner invests cash in a business, the owner's capital account is:

a)

increased by a debit.

b)

increased by a credit.

c)

decreased by a debit.

d)

decreased by a credit.

47.

When a business pays cash on account, a liability account is:

a)

increased by a debit.

b)

increased by a credit.

c)

decreased by a debit.

d)

decreased by a credit.

48.

When cash is received from sales, the change in the owner's equity is usually:

a)

recorded in a separate revenue account.

b)

recorded directly in the owner's capital account.

c)

recorded as interest revenue.

d)

always recorded on the debit side.

49.

Increases in a revenue account are shown on a T account's

a)

debit side

b)

credit side

c)

left side

d)

none of these

50.

The normal balance side of any expense account is the:

a)

debit side

b)

credit side

c)

right side

d)

none of these

51.

Information for each transaction recorded in a journal

a)

Entry

b)

Invoice

c)

Journal

d)

Receipt

52.

A form for recording transactions in chronological order

a)

Journal

b)

Memorandum

c)

Check

d)

Double-entry accounting

53.

A journal amount column headed with an account title

a)

Special amount column

b)

General amount column

c)

Source document

d)

Journal

54.

A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry

a)

Source document

b)

Receipt

c)

Sales invoice

d)

Invoice

55.

A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title

a)

General amount column

b)

Special amount column

c)

Entry

d)

Check

56.

The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction

a)

Double-entry accounting

b)

Journalizing

c)

Entry

d)

Proving cash

57.

A form describing the goods or services sold, the quantity, and the price

a)

Invoice

b)

Source document

c)

Receipt

d)

Check

58.

Recording transactions in a journal

a)

Journalizing

b)

Double-entry accounting

c)

Entry

d)

Journal

59.

Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records

a)

Proving cash

b)

Entry

c)

Journalizing

d)

Double-entry accounting

60.

A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account

a)

Check

b)

Sales invoice

c)

Memorandum

d)

Receipt

61.

An invoice used as a source document for recording a sale on account

a)

Sales invoice

b)

Receipt

c)

Check

d)

Invoice

62.

A business form giving a written acknowledgement for cash received

a)

Receipt

b)

Memorandum

c)

Sales invoice

d)

Source document

63.

A form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction

a)

Memorandum

b)

Invoice

c)

Receipt

d)

Check

64.

On each journal page, the month is written

a)

for each entry

b)

on the first line of each column

c)

only for the first entry

d)

none of these

65.

The entry to record receipt of cash from the owner as an investment

a)

debit Capital, credit Cash

b)

debit Cash, credit Capital

c)

debit Cash, credit Accounts Payable

d)

none of these

66.

When cash is paid for insurance, the

a)

prepaid insurance account is decreased

b)

prepaid insurance account is credited

c)

balance of prepaid insurance account is increased

d)

none of these

67.

A single line ruled across the journal's amount columns indicates

a)

the date is the last day of the month

b)

the totals have been verified as correct

c)

a cash sales transaction is to be recorded

d)

none of these

68.

If an error is recorded in a journal entry,

a)

cancel the error by drawing a neat line through the error

b)

correct the entry by writing the correct item above the canceled error

c)

do not erase the incorrect item

d)

all of these

69.

When cash is paid on account, the amount is recorded in the

a)

Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column

b)

General Debit column and Cash Credit column

c)

General Credit column and Cash Debit column

d)

General Debit column and Accounts Payable Debit column

70.

When cash is received from sales, the amount is recorded in the

a)

Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column

b)

Sales Debit column and Cash Credit column

c)

General Credit column and Cash Debit column

d)

General Debit column and Cash Credit column

71.

When services are sold on account, the amount is recorded in the

a)

General Debit column and Cash Credit column

b)

General Credit column and Cash Debit column

c)

General Debit column and Sales Credit column

d)

General Debit column and Accounts Payable Debit column

72.

When cash is paid for utilities, the amount is recorded in the

a)

Cash Credit column and General Debit column

b)

Sales Credit column and General Debit column

c)

General Credit column and Cash Debit column

d)

General Credit column and Sales Credit column

73.

When cash is received on account, the amount is recorded in the

a)

Accounts Receivable Debit column and Cash Credit column

b)

Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column

c)

General Debit column and Cash Credit column

d)

Cash Debit column and General Credit column

74.

A journal shows in one place all the changes in a single account.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Account numbers may be assigned by _______ so that new accounts can be added easily.

a)

10s

b)

15s

c)

20s

d)

25s

76.

Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is called:

a)

Posting

b)

Journalizing

c)

File Maintenance

d)

Correcting entry

77.

If a business only has two asset accounts, Cash and Supplies, the two accounts would be numbered:

a)

110 and 120

b)

110 and 210

c)

115 and 120

d)

100 and 110

78.

A group of accounts is called a:

a)

Ledger

b)

Posting

c)

Journal

d)

Account

79.

The ____________ is written in the Post. Ref. column of the journal to show that posting of the entry is complete.

a)

Ledger account number

b)

Journal page number

c)

Debit amount

d)

Credit amount

80.

A journal page number is written in the Post. Ref. column of an account to show that posting of the entry is completed.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both debits, the new account balance is a _________.

a)

Debit

b)

Credit

82.

The _____________ column total is posted.

a)

Sales Credit

b)

General Debit

c)

General Credit

d)

Cash Debit

e)

Cash Credit

83.

The cash account is the first asset account and is numbered _______.

a)

100

b)

110

c)

120

d)

130

84.

When adding a new expense account between accounts numbered 510 and 520, the new account is assigned the account number ________.

a)

515

b)

505

c)

525

d)

530

85.

The two steps for opening an account are writing the account title and ___________

a)

Assigning an account number

b)

Recording the debit balance

c)

Recording the credit balance

d)

Posting from the journal

86.

Separate amounts in special amount columns are posted individually

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Separate amounts in general amount columns are not posted individually.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

The posting reference should always be recorded in the journal's Post. Ref. column before amounts are recorded in the ledger.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

The only reason for the Post. Ref. columns of the journal and general ledger is to indicate which entries in the journal still need to be posted if posting is interrupted.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

There are ___ steps for posting.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

91.

A check mark in parentheses below a General Debit column total indicates:

a)

that the total is not posted

b)

that the total has already been posted

c)

that you still need to post the total

92.

The Post. Ref. column is completely filled in with either an account number or check mark except for the ______ line.

a)

Totals

b)

General Debit

c)

Sales Credit

d)

Account Balance