PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM ONE MIDTERM EXAMINATION
025 BOOK-KEEPING
Time: 2:30 Hours Aug./ Sept., 2026
Instructions
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SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all Questions from this section
1. In the following questions (i) to (x) choose the most correct answer from among the given alternatives writing it against the item number in your answer sheet.
i) Monica is wholesaler at Moshi. She decided to take TZS 2,400,000 from her business to pay school fees for her daughter. In bookkeeping this kind of act is termed as
ii) Given that Total assets is TZS 1,250,000, and liabilities TZS 450,000. What will be the amount of owner’s equity?
iii) Sarah is recording a sales invoice issued to a customer for TZS 100,000. The customer will pay later. In which book of prime entry should Sarah record the sales invoice?
iv) Jackson bought a machine costing TZS 450,000 and made immediate settlement by cash. The two accounts involved in such transaction will be:
v) Which of the following best describes the double-entry system of bookkeeping?
vi) The term “journal entry” in bookkeeping refers to:
vii) The main book of account used for recording business transactions using double entry principle is called
viii) Which among the following is not the objective of studying bookkeeping?
ix) Which of the following is not correct?
x) Which among the following transactions cannot be classified as purchases in the business?
Answers
| i | ii | iii | iv | v | vi | vii | viii | ix | x |
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2. Match the books of prime entry items from (i – v) in List A against corresponding items in List B
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| List A | i | ii | iii | iv | v |
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SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer All Questions
3. Define the following terms
4. You are provided with the following cash transactions of Mr. Chacha, a retailer, for the month of March 2025. Identify account to debit and account to credit
| DATE | TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION | ACCOUNT TO DEBIT | ACCOUNT TO CREDIT |
| Mar 1 | Started business with Cash TZS 300,000 | ||
| Mar 2 | Bought goods for TZS 90,000bycheque | ||
| Mar 4 | Sold goods for cash TZS 130,000 | ||
| Mar 6 | Paid wages TZS 40,000 | ||
| Mar 8 | Received cheque fromAzizaTZS 50,000 | ||
| Mar 10 | Paid for transport TZS 20,000bycheque | ||
| Mar 15 | Withdrew TZS 50,000 cash for personal use | ||
| Mar 17 | Received cash from Salum TZS 35,000 | ||
| Mar 22 | Paid cash to James TZS 60,000 | ||
| Mar 28 | Bought goods for cash TZS 15,000 |
5. Complete the following table of Asset, Liabilities and Capital.
| S/no. | Assets (TZS) | Liabilities (TZS) | Capital (TZS) |
| a) | 230,000 | _________________ | 36,000 |
| b) | _________________ | 408,000 | 220,000 |
| c) | 2,000,000 | 600,900 | _________________ |
| d) | _________________ | 70,300 | 100,000 |
| e) | 1,000,000 | _________________ | 458,400 |
6.Ngosha started a business at Gongolamboto Nature Streat in last two years.During his business activities as a wholesaler faced with so many complains from his client and mostly returned goods after purchasing.From his or her knowledge attained into form one class, what do you think the reasons behind the client of Ngosha returned goods after purchasing?Mention at least 5 reasons.
SECTION C (45 Marks)
Answer all questions from this Section
7. The following transactions were extracted from the books of Christina’s Shop during the month of December 2020.
| DEC | DETAILS |
| 2nd | Credit sales to Saraphina: 5 crates of soda @ TZS 12,000; 3 trays of eggs @ TZS 5,000 and 10 cartons of drinking water @ TZS 3,500. All goods were subject to 5% trade discounts. |
| 11th | Sold goods on credit to Rozalia: 10 boxes of Pen @ TZS 5,000; 15 boxes of table salts @ TZS 250 and 10 boxes of biscuits @ TZS 3,000. |
| 26th | Sold goods to Saraphina: 5 litres of milk @ TZS 500; and 13 kg of White flour @ TZS 1,400. All were subject to 10% trade discounts. |
Required:Prepare Sales Journal to record the given transactions.
8. Benson Enterprise made the following transactions during the month of October 2020.
| Date | Details | TZS |
| Oct 2nd | Cash in hand | 458,000 |
| Oct 3rd | Received cash from debtors | 26,000 |
| Oct 12th | Cash sales to date | 379,060 |
| Oct 16th | Cash purchases | 261,000 |
| Oct 18th | Cash sales | 160,000 |
| Oct 19th | Furniture bought on cash | 210,000 |
| Oct 20th | Paid insurance | 300,000 |
| Oct 21st | Purchased goods | 160,000 |
| Oct 22nd | Cash sales | 288,000 |
| Oct 26th | Bought Motor Van | 450,000 |
| Oct 26th | Paid rent and rates | 40,000 |
| Oct 27th | Cash sales | 251,210 |
| Oct 28th | Bought furniture | 150,000 |
| Oct 29th | Paid tax | 50,000 |
| Oct 30th | Paid business license | 36,000 |
9. Below are cash transactions recorded by Ujenzi Traders during May 2025:
Required:Prepare the journal entries to record the above transactions of Ujenzi Traders.
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FORM ONE BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 210
PRESIDENT OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
COMPETENCE BASED ASSESSMENT
FORM ONE
MID TERM EXAMS-AUG– 2023
062 BOOK-KEEPING
Time: 2:00 Hours August, 2023
Instructions
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
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SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
| S/N | Transactions | Account to be debited | Account to be credited |
| i | Cash paid to Rahima |
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| ii | A payment of rent by cash |
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| iii | Sales of goods to Mtumzima |
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| iv | Cash received from Julius |
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| v | Purchased goods for cash |
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| S/N | ASSETS | CAPITAL | LIABILITIES |
| i | TZS 3,500,000 | TZS 1,700,000 | TZS __________ |
| ii | TZS ___________ | TZS 8,000,000 | TZS 4,100,000 |
| iii | TZS 4,900,000 | TZS _________ | TZS 2,100,500 |
| iv | TZS25,600,000 | TZS 17,900,000 | TZS __________ |
| v | TZS ____________ | TZS 15,500,000 | TZS 3,400,000 |
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| S/N | Name of accounts | Classification |
| i | Building account |
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| ii | Advertising account |
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| iii | Noreen account |
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| iv | Furniture account |
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| v | Mtumzima enterprises account |
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| vi | Capital account |
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| vii | Motor car account |
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| viii | Sales account |
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| ix | Salaries and wages account |
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| x | Abdul-Karim account |
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SECTION C (45 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
April 1. Bought goods on credit from Matheo Store:
10 Dozen of vitenge at TZS 80,000 a dozen
25 Dozen of khanga at TZS 100,000 dozen
April 5. Credit purchases from Joshua Suppliers:
12 Pairs of shoes at TZS 20,000 a pair.
20 Pairs of boots at TZS 30,000 a pair
April 12. Credit purchases from Emelda Shop:
70 Dozens of exercise books at TZS 30,000 a dozen
10 Reams of papers at TZS 25,000 each.
April 22: Credit purchases from Nuzart Book store:
20 Advanced leaner’s dictionaries at TZS 20,000 each.
80 Fiction books at TZS 5,000 each.
Record above transactions in the Purchases journal for the month of April 2023.
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TZS
Jan 2: Bought gods for cash __________________________ 25,000
Jan 3: Sold goods for cash ____________________________ 60,000
Jan 5: Purchased goods for cash _________________________20,000
Jan 8: Bought furniture for cash _________________________ 50,000
Jan 10: Paid advertising charges __________________________ 8,000
Jan 15: Sold goods for cash ______________________________ 72,000
Required:
Enter above transactions into a Cash Account, balance it and bring down the balance and complete a double entry
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| Capital | 70,000 |
| Stock at 1.4.2022 | 25,000 |
| Purchases | 55,000 |
| Sales | 80,000 |
| Insurance | 2,500 |
| Sundry Debtors | 12,000 |
| Creditors | 26,100 |
| Rent | 12,000 |
| Wages and Salaries | 18,000 |
| Motor car | 15,000 |
| Furniture | 10,000 |
| Insurance | 10,500 |
| Commission received | 4,500 |
| Cash at Bank | 20,600 |
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FORM ONE BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 146
FORM ONE BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 146
THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
FORM THREE EXAMINATION
062 BOOK-KEEPING FORM ONE
Time: 2:00 Hours 2022
Instructions
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
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| Column A | i | ii | iii | iv | v |
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SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
In five (05) outline the reasons for this to happen.

SECTION C (45 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
March11: Sold to Diana Shop:
4 cartons of mango juice TZS 5,000/= each
6 cartons of apple juice TZS 4,000/= each
5 cartons of guava juice TZS 6,000/= each
March 22: Sold to Anneth traders:
10 pairs of socks TZS 3,000/= each
5 pairs of sandals TZS 10,000/= each
March 27: Sold to Felix Shop:
6 bags of wheat flour TZS 10,000/= each.
4 buckets of cooking oil TZS 20,000/= each
Required:
Record above transactions into a Sales day book and post to the respective ledgers.
2022
1st April: Returns from Merry stores:
6 bags of salt @ 5,000, under weight
20 bags of sugar @ 7,500, expiry
10th April: Credit note from Nelson Suppliers:
5 boxes of cooking fats @ 17,000, Not suitable for consumption
10 pairs of sandals @ 65,000; wrong size
16th April: Sales returns from Dyness shop:
20 pairs of bed sheets @ 30,000, wrong colour
Enter above transactions in the Sales returns day book.
April 1. Bought goods on credit from David Store:
10 Dozen of vitenge at TZS 8,000 a dozen
25 Dozen of khanga at TZS 10,000 dozen
April 5. Credit purchases from Joshua Suppliers:
12 Pairs of shoes at TZS 2,000 a pair.
20 Pairs of boots at TZS 3,000 a pair
April 12. Credit purchases from Dainess Shop:
70 Dozens of exercise books at TZS 3,000 a dozen
10 Reams of papers at TZS 15,000 each.
April 22: Credit purchases from Star Book store:
20 Advanced leaner’s dictionaries at TZS 2,500 each.
80 Fiction books at TZS 500 each.
Record above transactions in the Purchases journal for the month of April 2022.
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FORM ONE BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 107
FORM ONE BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 107