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Accounting Basics Quiz - Year 9

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following accounts is a real account?

a)

Cash

b)

Rent

c)

Capital

d)

Commission

2.

Which side of an account is used to record increases in assets?

a)

Debit side

b)

Credit side

c)

Both sides

d)

None

3.

Which side of an account is used to record increases in liabilities?

a)

Debit side

b)

Credit side

c)

Both sides

d)

None

4.

The rule “Debit what comes in, Credit what goes out” applies to which type of account?

a)

Nominal account

b)

Real account

c)

Personal account

d)

None of these

5.

The rule “Debit the receiver, Credit the giver” applies to which type of account?

a)

Real account

b)

Nominal account

c)

Personal account

d)

None

6.

The rule “Debit all expenses and losses, Credit all incomes and gains” applies to which type of account?

a)

Nominal account

b)

Real account

c)

Personal account

d)

Representative account

7.

A person who owes money to the business is known as a:

a)

Creditor

b)

Debtor

c)

Owner

d)

Lender

8.

A person to whom the business owes money is known as a:

a)

Creditor

b)

Debtor

c)

Investor

d)

Borrower

9.

Which of the following is an expense?

a)

Commission received

b)

Discount allowed

c)

Interest received

d)

Rent received

10.

Which of the following is an income?

a)

Wages

b)

Salaries

c)

Rent received

d)

Stationery

11.

The account used to record the start of a business with capital is:

a)

Drawings Account

b)

Capital Account

c)

Cash Account

d)

Purchases Account

12.

When goods are purchased for cash, which account is debited?

a)

Cash Account

b)

Purchases Account

c)

Sales Account

d)

Capital Account

13.

When goods are sold for cash, which account is credited?

a)

Sales Account

b)

Purchases Account

c)

Cash Account

d)

Rent Account

14.

If rent is paid in cash, which account is debited?

a)

Cash Account

b)

Rent Account

c)

Capital Account

d)

Income Account

15.

Which of the following transactions will affect both Cash and Capital accounts?

a)

Purchase of goods on credit

b)

Sale of goods for cash

c)

Owner invests cash in business

d)

Payment of salary

16.

The account that shows all transactions relating to one person or item is called a:

a)

Journal

b)

Ledger Account

c)

Cash Book

d)

Trial Balance

17.

The process of transferring journal entries to ledger accounts is known as:

a)

Journalising

b)

Balancing

c)

Posting

d)

Recording

18.

Which of the following accounts normally has a debit balance?

a)

Capital Account

b)

Loan Account

c)

Cash Account

d)

Sales Account

19.

Which of the following accounts normally has a credit balance?

a)

Rent Account

b)

Purchases Account

c)

Drawings Account

d)

Capital Account

20.

The document used to first record a transaction is called the:

a)

Ledger

b)

Journal

c)

Trial Balance

d)

Statement of Financial Position

21.

When recording a transaction in the journal, the narration explains:

a)

The accounts affected

b)

The reason or brief description of the transaction

c)

The date of the transaction

d)

The amount of the transaction

22.

The book that contains all the accounts of a business is the:

a)

Journal

b)

Ledger

c)

Cash Book

d)

Trial Balance

23.

The right-hand side of a ledger account is known as the:

a)

Debit side

b)

Credit side

c)

Balance side

d)

Account side

24.

The left-hand side of a ledger account is known as the:

a)

Debit side

b)

Credit side

c)

Balance side

d)

Total side

25.

If cash is received from a debtor, which account is credited?

a)

Cash Account

b)

Debtor’s Account

c)

Sales Account

d)

Capital Account

26.

If cash is paid to a creditor, which account is debited?

a)

Creditor’s Account

b)

Cash Account

c)

Purchases Account

d)

Capital Account

27.

The total of the debit side of a ledger account exceeds the credit side. The account will have a:

a)

Credit balance

b)

Debit balance

c)

Nil balance

d)

Suspense balance

28.

The total of the credit side of a ledger account exceeds the debit side. The account will have a:

a)

Credit balance

b)

Debit balance

c)

Nil balance

d)

Suspense balance

29.

The main purpose of preparing ledger accounts is to:

a)

Record transactions chronologically

b)

Summarize transactions under appropriate heads

c)

Detect errors in recording

d)

Show only cash transactions

30.

The next step after posting to ledger accounts is to:

a)

Prepare the journal

b)

Prepare the trial balance

c)

Prepare the cash book

d)

Record transactions again