Q1 · Difficulty 2/3
The direct cost of raw materials used in a product is a ____ cost.
- overhead
- period
- material
- labour
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✓ Answer: C — material
Materials are a direct cost.
CXC CAPE · · Accounting
Free CXC CAPE Accounting
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real CXC CAPE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 01 (Multiple Choice)
45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit.
Paper 02 (Essay / Structured)
Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples.
Paper 03 (Internal Assessment)
School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade.
Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Grading: Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes.
Grading: Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Accounting syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 2/3
Computerised accounting systems improve the ____ of processing transactions.
- speed and accuracy
- secrecy only
- cost only
- difficulty
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✓ Answer: A — speed and accuracy
IT speeds up and improves accuracy.
Q3 · Difficulty 2/3
In a trial balance, total debits should equal total:
- expenses
- liabilities
- credits
- assets
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✓ Answer: C — credits
Debits must equal credits.
Q4 · Difficulty 3/3
Bank charges appearing on the bank statement but not in the cash book require an entry in the:
- control account
- journal only
- cash book
- bank statement
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✓ Answer: C — cash book
Bank charges are updated in the cash book.
Q5 · Difficulty 3/3
The book that records both cash and bank transactions is the:
- sales journal
- purchases journal
- general journal
- cash book
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✓ Answer: D — cash book
The cash book records cash and bank movements.
Q6 · Difficulty 3/3
The ledger containing suppliers' personal accounts is the ____ ledger.
- sales
- cash
- private
- purchases (creditors)
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✓ Answer: D — purchases (creditors)
The purchases ledger holds creditors' accounts.
Q7 · Difficulty 3/3
Recording revenue and expenses when they occur, not when cash moves, is the ____ concept.
- prudence
- realisation
- accruals (matching)
- cash
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✓ Answer: C — accruals (matching)
Accruals matches income and expenses to the period.
Q8 · Difficulty 3/3
The statement showing a firm's financial position at a point in time is the:
- cash book
- trial balance
- balance sheet
- income statement
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✓ Answer: C — balance sheet
The balance sheet shows position at a date.
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CXC CAPE Accounting FAQ
What does the CXC CAPE Accounting exam look like?
The CXC CAPE Accounting exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 01 (Multiple Choice): 45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit. Paper 02 (Essay / Structured): Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples. Paper 03 (Internal Assessment): School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade. Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Can I download a free CXC CAPE Accounting past paper?
Real CXC CAPE past papers are published directly by CXC CAPE on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is CXC CAPE Accounting graded?
Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.