EMS GRADE 9 P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2025 FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT
SCIENCES PAPER 1
GRADE 9
TERM 4
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK 2025
This is only a guideline and deviations are possible
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EMS GRADE 9 P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2025 FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES GRADE 9
SCOPE OF WORK: PROVINCIAL STANDARISED NOVEMBER EXAMINATION
❖ EVERY LEARNER MUST BE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT.
❖ EVERY CONCEPT MUST BE TAUGHT PROPERLY.
❖ INFORMAL ACTIVITIES MUST BE DONE TO INTERNALISE THE KNOWLEDGE.
PAPER 1: FINANCIAL LITERACY
Date: 20 November 2025
Composition of the question paper
Total mark: 70
Time: 1 ½ hours
Question 1 Multiple choice 5 marks
Question 2 Give one word for a statement 5 marks
Question 3 Journals (CRJ, CPJ, DJ and CJ) 20 marks
Question 4 Accounting equation 15 marks
Question 5 General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledgers 15 marks
Question 6 Trial Balance 10 marks
Mark allocation per topic and per cognitive level:
Cognitive levels
Topic Marks Middle
Low order High order
order
Multiple choice 5
Give one word for a statement 5
Journals (CRJ, CPJ, DJ and CJ) 20 21 35 14
Accounting equation 15
General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledgers 15
Trial balance 10
GRAND TOTAL 70 70
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EMS GRADE 9 P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2025 FRAMEWORK
GENERAL:
• Be able to identify and interpret accounting concepts.
• Be able to read transactions and complete journals and general ledger.
• Be able to interpret information (case study) and answer questions.
• Be able to read through information and use it to complete journals and ledger.
• Be able to identify variables and interpret the information given.
• Be able to read with comprehension and follow instructions.
CONTENT:
Accounting concepts
• Name and classify assets, owners’ equity, and liabilities.
• Identify incomes and expenses, as well as general accounting concepts like EFT, or sole
trader.
• Name, identify and classify the correct source document, with the correct transaction.
• Be able to calculate cost price and selling price, using information given.
Accounting equation
• Show the effect on assets, owners’ equity or liabilities.
• Identify different accounts affected whether are the assets, owner’s equity.
• Complete and balance the accounting equation for cash receipts, cash payments.
• Be able to IDENTIFY which account to be debited and account to be credited in the transaction
analysis.
• Name, identify and classify the correct source document, with the correct transaction.
Journals
• Be able to complete the different journals (CRJ, CPJ, DJ and CJ) by interpreting the
transactions given.
• Use the correct source documents in the correct journals.
• Name and classify transactions to record transactions in the correct columns in the journals.
• Name and classify assets, owners’ equity, incomes, and expenses to record information in the
correct journals.
General Ledger and subsidiary ledgers
• Name and classify assets, owners’ equity, liabilities, incomes, and expenses to record
information in the correct ledger accounts
• Interpret information to develop and rearrange the correct ledger account.
• Know the format and how to draw up general ledger.
• Balance and complete the ledger accounts.
• Be able to apply double entry principle.
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EMS GRADE 9 P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2025 FRAMEWORK
Trial Balance
• Know which accounts to be debited and which accounts to be credited
• Identify accounts of balance sheet accounts and nominal accounts section.
• Be able to classify assets, owner’s equity accounts.
• Be able to balance debit and credit columns.
• Arrange accounts correctly.
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