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TN-ACCT-GR6-90094 · v1.1

Applying Double Entry

Grade 6 · Accounting · Double Entry · International Baccalaureate

Grade

Grade 6

Subject

Accounting

Topic

Double Entry

Subtopic

Applying Double Entry

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate

Difficulty

Higher

Time

35 minutes

Total marks

44

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise applying double entry accurately in accounting contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of applying double entry in the student's own words.
  • Apply applying double entry to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 35 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Name one fact you already know about applying double entry.

    [1]
  2. 2.Name one fact you already know about applying double entry.

    [1]
  3. 3.Circle one fact you already know about applying double entry.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in applying double entry described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Label the key term used in applying double entry described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete the key term used in applying double entry described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Applying Double Entry

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Match part 1 using the rule for applying double entry.

    [1]
  2. 2.Identify part 2 using the rule for applying double entry.

    [1]
  3. 3.Identify part 3 using the rule for applying double entry.

    [1]
  4. 4.Work out part 4 using the rule for applying double entry.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Complete the method for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Complete the method for part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Applying Double Entry

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 8 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Work out fully part 1 on applying double entry without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Solve part 2 on applying double entry without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Work out fully part 3 on applying double entry without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Calculate part 4 on applying double entry without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Deduce the statement in part 1 about applying double entry.

    [3]
  2. 2.Prove the statement in part 2 about applying double entry.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.In context, work out a real accounting situation that depends on applying double entry.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real accounting situation that depends on applying double entry.

    [3]

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Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for applying double entry is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Compare and justify a student's method for applying double entry is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Describe how confident you feel with applying double entry and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with applying double entry and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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