WorksheetsAccounting Basics Quiz - Year 9
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following accounts is a real account?
Cash
Rent
Capital
Commission
Which side of an account is used to record increases in assets?
Debit side
Credit side
Both sides
None
Which side of an account is used to record increases in liabilities?
Debit side
Credit side
Both sides
None
The rule “Debit what comes in, Credit what goes out” applies to which type of account?
Nominal account
Real account
Personal account
None of these
The rule “Debit the receiver, Credit the giver” applies to which type of account?
Real account
Nominal account
Personal account
None
The rule “Debit all expenses and losses, Credit all incomes and gains” applies to which type of account?
Nominal account
Real account
Personal account
Representative account
A person who owes money to the business is known as a:
Creditor
Debtor
Owner
Lender
A person to whom the business owes money is known as a:
Creditor
Debtor
Investor
Borrower
Which of the following is an expense?
Commission received
Discount allowed
Interest received
Rent received
Which of the following is an income?
Wages
Salaries
Rent received
Stationery
The account used to record the start of a business with capital is:
Drawings Account
Capital Account
Cash Account
Purchases Account
When goods are purchased for cash, which account is debited?
Cash Account
Purchases Account
Sales Account
Capital Account
When goods are sold for cash, which account is credited?
Sales Account
Purchases Account
Cash Account
Rent Account
If rent is paid in cash, which account is debited?
Cash Account
Rent Account
Capital Account
Income Account
Which of the following transactions will affect both Cash and Capital accounts?
Purchase of goods on credit
Sale of goods for cash
Owner invests cash in business
Payment of salary
The account that shows all transactions relating to one person or item is called a:
Journal
Ledger Account
Cash Book
Trial Balance
The process of transferring journal entries to ledger accounts is known as:
Journalising
Balancing
Posting
Recording
Which of the following accounts normally has a debit balance?
Capital Account
Loan Account
Cash Account
Sales Account
Which of the following accounts normally has a credit balance?
Rent Account
Purchases Account
Drawings Account
Capital Account
The document used to first record a transaction is called the:
Ledger
Journal
Trial Balance
Statement of Financial Position
When recording a transaction in the journal, the narration explains:
The accounts affected
The reason or brief description of the transaction
The date of the transaction
The amount of the transaction
The book that contains all the accounts of a business is the:
Journal
Ledger
Cash Book
Trial Balance
The right-hand side of a ledger account is known as the:
Debit side
Credit side
Balance side
Account side
The left-hand side of a ledger account is known as the:
Debit side
Credit side
Balance side
Total side
If cash is received from a debtor, which account is credited?
Cash Account
Debtor’s Account
Sales Account
Capital Account
If cash is paid to a creditor, which account is debited?
Creditor’s Account
Cash Account
Purchases Account
Capital Account
The total of the debit side of a ledger account exceeds the credit side. The account will have a:
Credit balance
Debit balance
Nil balance
Suspense balance
The total of the credit side of a ledger account exceeds the debit side. The account will have a:
Credit balance
Debit balance
Nil balance
Suspense balance
The main purpose of preparing ledger accounts is to:
Record transactions chronologically
Summarize transactions under appropriate heads
Detect errors in recording
Show only cash transactions
The next step after posting to ledger accounts is to:
Prepare the journal
Prepare the trial balance
Prepare the cash book
Record transactions again
