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INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTS

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transactions and events that cannot be measured in money terms are not recorded in the books of accounts. It is due to Money Measurement Concept.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The system of recording transactions based on Dual Aspect Concept is known as (a)   .

3.

The proprietor is treated as a creditor to the extent of his capital according to:

a)

(a) Cost Concept

b)

(b) Business Entity Concept

c)

(c) Going Concern Concept

d)

(d) Materiality Concept

4.

What is the type of Drawings Account?

a)

(a) Personal

b)

(b) Real

c)

(c) Nominal

d)

Expenses

5.

In Accounting, Goods is defined as:

a)

(a) Items which purchased for own consumption.

b)

(b) Items which are purchased for charity.

c)

(c) Items which are purchased for resale.

d)

(d) Items without any defect.

6.

Creditors are the (a)   users of accounting.

7.

Management is the (a)   users of accounting.

8.

Double entry system has two aspects_______and _________

(a)  

9.

Which system of accounting is more popular

a)

Double entry system

b)

single entry system

c)

both a and b

d)

none of these

10.

All businesses are started with the aim of making ...

a)

Capital

b)

sound investments on the stock market

c)

A profit

d)

their owners popular

11.

Book-keeping is the process of recording...

a)

transactions in books of accounts or by using a computerized system

b)

everything that takes place in a business.

c)

money spent every day.

d)

how much money is paid to workers.

12.

Accounting is the process that involves

a)

revealing how much money is in the bank

b)

budgeting what will be spent only

c)

reporting to stakeholders about potential profits

d)

preparing/presenting, analysing and interpreting financial statements

13.

Two common financial statements prepared are the

a)

Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet

b)

Balance Sheet and Suspense Account

c)

Cash Book and Trading and Profit andLoss Account

d)

Control Account and Balance Sheet

14.

Sole Traders

a)

do not ever employ others

b)

are liable for all business losses/debts and benefit from all profits

c)

are selfish and unable to get along with others

d)

are primarily involved in street vending

15.

Limited Companies

a)

are owned by the government

b)

can be private or public

c)

are separate legal entities and can sue and be sued

d)

limit the liability of shareholders to the same amount for each shareholder

16.

What is a balance sheet?

a)

A final account

b)

A snapshot of the business' financial position of at a particular point in time.

c)

It shows the business' assets, liabilities and capital

17.

Customers that buy goods from us on credit are referred to as __________.

a)

Debtors

b)

Creditors

c)

Customers

d)

None of the above

18.

When a business buys goods for resale (to be sold again), this transaction should be recorded in which f the following journal or book?

a)

Sales Journal

b)

Purchase Journal

c)

Return Inwards Day Book

d)

Return Outwards Day Book

19.

Which of the following is an example of Real Accounts?

a)

Building

b)

Capital

c)

Loans

d)

Income

20.

The business owner, Jack invested $9000 into the business bank account. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Bank and Credit Capital

b)

Debit Capital and Credit Bank

c)

Debit Capital and Credit Jack

d)

Debit Jack and Credit Bank

21.

Sold equipment by cash $700. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Cash and Credit Sales

b)

Debit Cash and Credit Equipment

c)

Debit Equipment and Credit Cash

d)

Debit Sales and Credit Equipment

22.

Bought a computer by cash $2500. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Computer and Credit Cash

b)

Debit Cash and Credit Computer

c)

Debit Cash and Credit Purchases

d)

Debit Purchases and Credit Cash

23.

Sold goods on credit to Mark. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Cash and Credit Sales

b)

Debit Mark and Credit Sales

c)

Debit Sales and Credit Mark

d)

Debit Cash and Credit Sales

24.

Bought goods worth $4000 on credit from Ben. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Purchases and Credit Cash

b)

Debit Cash and Credit Purchases

c)

Debit Ben and Credit Purchases

d)

Debit Purchases and Credit Ben

25.

Jack withdrew goods worth $500 from the business for his personal use. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Goods and Credit Jack

b)

Debit Jack and Credit Drawings

c)

Debit Drawings and Credt Purchases

d)

Debit Purchases and Credit Drawings

26.

Bought computers worth $3000 on credit from Computers Ltd. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Cash and Credit Computers

b)

Debit Computers and Credit Cash

c)

Debit Computers Ltd and Credit Computers

d)

Debit Computers and Credit Computers Ltd

27.

Sold old computers worth $1500 by cheque. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Computers and Credit Cash

b)

Debit Computers and Credit Cheque

c)

Debit Bank and Credit Computers

d)

Debit Computers and Credit Bank

28.

Mark returned goods worth $40 to the business. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Mark and Credit Sales Returns

b)

Debit Sales Returns and Credit Mark

c)

Debit Cash and Credit Mark

d)

Debit Mark and Credit Cash

29.

Returned goods worth $200 to Ben. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Ben and Credit Purchases Return

b)

Debit Purchases Return and Credit Ben

c)

Debit Cash and Credit Purchases Return

d)

Debit Purchases Return and Credit Cash

30.

Paid the wages for the month $400 by cheque. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Cheque and Credit Wages

b)

Debit Wages and Credit Bank

c)

Debit Wages and Credit Cheque

d)

Debit Bank and Credit Wages

31.

Rent received by cheque $500. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Rent and Credit Cheque

b)

Debit Bank and Credit Rent received

c)

Debit Cheque and Debit Rent

d)

Debit Rent received and Credit Bank

32.

Took $500 out of the bank and put it into the cash till.

a)

Debit Cash/Credit Bank

b)

Debit Bank/Credit Cash

33.

Sold office machinery for cash

a)

Debit Cash/Credit Office Machinery

b)

Debit Office Machinery/Credit Cash

34.

X buys goods on credit from Y. What is the name for the document used by X to settle the liability to Y?

a)

Cheque

b)

Credit note

c)

Receipt

d)

Statement of Account

35.

In which book of account is cash discount received first recorded?

a)

Sales ledger

b)

Sales journal

c)

Purchases journal

d)

Cash book

36.
The debit side is on which side of the account? 
a)
Left
b)
Right
37.
The credit side of an account is on the 
a)
left side
b)
right side
38.

Which account would always be a credited?

a)

Return outwards

b)

Carriage inwards

c)

Bank

d)

Cash

39.

Paid the wages for the month $400 by cheque. What is the double entry to record this transaction?

a)

Debit Cheque and Credit Wages

b)

Debit Wages and Credit Bank

c)

Debit Wages and Credit Cheque

d)

Debit Bank and Credit Wages

40.
An action taken place by a business and the effect of this is measured in money is a
a)
transfer
b)
account
c)
transaction
d)
ledger
41.
Phone bills, wages and insurance are examples of 
a)
gains
b)
revenue
c)
capital
d)
expenses
42.

A business is started with the injection of 10,000 in cash. In which account is the credit entry made?

a)

Cash

b)

Capital

43.

A business purchases equipment cash. In which account is the debit entry made?

a)

Equipment

b)

Supplies

44.

A business owner withdraws cash of 1,000 from the business. In which account is the debit entry made?

a)

Drawings Account

b)

Cash

45.

A supplier is paid 500 by cheque, is the cash account debited or credited?

a)

Credited

b)

Debited

46.

Is a bank loan an asset or a liability?

a)

Asset

b)

Liability

47.

A __________ amount will appear on the left side of a T-account.

a)

Debit

b)

Credit

48.

Assets which are purchased for the purpose of operating the business and not for resale are called

a)

Current Assets

b)

Fixed Assets

c)

Liquid Assets

d)

Fictitious Assets

49.

The person who owes money to the firm is called a

a)

creditor

b)

lender

c)

bank

d)

debtor

50.

An Enterprise to whom an entity owe, an amount for buying goods and services on credit is called

a)

Creditor

b)

Debtor

c)

Lender

d)

Bad debt

51.

A liability arises because of _________. choose all possible correct answers.

a)

Cash transaction

b)

Paying immediately

c)

Paying on later date

d)

Credit transactions

52.

Amount of debts irrecoverable from the debtors are termed as (a)  

53.

Purchase refers to purchase of......

a)

Stationary for office use

b)

Goods for resale

c)

Assets for the factory

d)

None of the above

54.
Amount owed by a business
a)
liability
b)
asset
c)
capital
d)
account
55.
Anything of value that is owned
a)
account
b)
asset
c)
withdrawal
d)
expense
56.
Revenues minus expenses equals _____________________.
(Revenues-Expenses = _______________)
a)
Profit
b)
Overhead
c)
Income
d)
None of the above
57.
Bank Overdraft
a)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
b)
Trade and Other Payables
c)
Non current Liabilities
d)
Current Liabilities
58.

Presenting financial information at cost and not in liquidating values in the view of continued existence of the business is the meaning of

a)

Accrual basis of Accounting

b)

Going-concern assumption

c)

Separate entity assumption

d)

Historic cost

59.

Concept: The revenue from business activities and the expenses associated with earning that revenue are recorded in the same accounting period

a)

Money Measurement

b)

Matching Principle

c)

Accounting Period

d)

Full Disclosure

60.

Concept: The same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way each accounting period

a)

Going Concern

b)

Consistency

c)

Accounting Period

d)

Conservatism

61.

The concept of breaking the life of an enterprise into smaller periods to facilitate comparison is,

a)

Cost Concept

b)

Matching Concept

c)

Accounting Period concept

d)

Going concern concept

62.

Fixed assets are shown in the books on the basis of

a)

Inflated Cost

b)

Market value

c)

Realisable vale

d)

Original cost

63.

Name the convention that states closing stock is valued at cost price or market price which ever is lower.

a)

Historic cost

b)

Prudence

c)

Full Disclosure

d)

Accrual

64.

Accounting should be free from the bias of accountants and others is stated by

a)

Objectivity Concept

b)

Full Disclosure Concept

c)

Materiality concept

d)

Conservatism

65.

‘‘There should be complete and understandable reporting on the financial statements of all significant information relating to the economic affairs of the entity.’’ This statement describes the

a)

Matching Principle

b)

Full Disclosure Principle

c)

Verifiable Objective Principle

d)

Money Measurement Principle