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Basic Accounting Terminologies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This means sorting of business transactions to their specific accounts.

a)

Classifying

b)

Recording

c)

Interpreting

d)

Summarizing

2.

It is defined as the systematic and chronological recording of business transactions.

a)

Bookkeeping

b)

Financing

c)

Interpreting

d)

Planning

3.

It is the language of business as it is communicating the financial statements to the users.

a)

Budgeting

b)

Accounting

c)

English language

d)

Bookkeeping

4.

It means writing down of business transactions in the journals or in the official book of accounts.

a)

Recording

b)

Classifying

c)

Interpreting

d)

Summarizing

5.

It is engaged in analyzing the financial statements.

a)

Recording

b)

Classifying

c)

Interpreting

d)

Summarizing

6.

It is grouping of the entries recorded in the books of accounts and the preparation of financial statements.

a)

Recording

b)

Classifying

c)

Interpreting

d)

Summarizing

7.

The first phase of accounting is bookkeeping.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Business transactions are everyday transactions that keep the business running, such as sales and purchases, rent for office space, and other expenses.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

These are economic resources owned by the business expected for future gain.

a)

Liabilities

b)

Expenses

c)

Equity

d)

Assets

10.

These includes debts, obligation to pay, and claims of the creditors on the assets of the business.

a)

Assets

b)

Expenses

c)

Owner's Equity

d)

Liabilities

11.

This includes the interest or rights of the owners on the business, claims of the owners on the assets of the business.

a)

Revenue

b)

Owner's Equity

c)

Liabilities

d)

Assets

12.

Investments and earnings of the business decreases the Owner's Equity

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Expenses and withdrawals of the business increases the Owner's Equity

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Assets = (a)   + Owner's Equity

15.

is a word used to described the transaction, which is generally accepted and understood by the general user of financial statement.

a)

Account title

b)

Chart of account

c)

Cash

d)

Sales

16.

is a list of accounts used by a company to define each class of items of which money or its equivalent that is spent or received.

a)

Account title

b)

Chart of account

c)

Cash

d)

Sales

17.

The earnings of the business through selling of goods and services.

a)

Expenses

b)

Assets

c)

Revenue

d)

Equity

18.

The users of financial statement to check on the paying capacity of their debtors.

a)

Investors

b)

Lenders or Creditors

c)

Government

d)

Budget Officer

19.

The user of financial statement to examine and inspect the correctness of the payment of taxes.

a)

Government - BIR

b)

Potential Investor

c)

Creditor

d)

Owner-Manager

20.

The book of original entry

a)

General Journal

b)

General Ledger

21.

An accounting principle states that a bookkeeper should record the transactions at the amount that have actually paid for.

a)

Entity concept

b)

Objectivity principle

c)

Cost principle

d)

Materiality

22.

The account represents the rental payments of the business.

a)

Prepayments

b)

Rental expense

c)

Utilities expense

d)

Purchases

23.

Expenses arising from electricity, water, and telephone expenses.

a)

Prepayments

b)

Rental expense

c)

Utilities expense

d)

Purchases

24.

A revenue account for merchandising business that is used in selling merchandise.

a)

Professional fees

b)

Interest income

c)

Service income

d)

Sales

25.

The cost of promotion and advertising the products or services of the business.

a)

Insurance expense

b)

Advertising expense

c)

Salaries and wages expense

d)

Office supplies expense