Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 4 November 2025

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ISA (UK) 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement Through Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment states that an internal control system in an organisation consists of five components:

  • the control environment
  • the entity’s risk assessment process
  • the information system
  • controls activities
  • monitoring of controls

For the following example, select the component which it illustrates.

– Locking the inventory storeroom

Select ONE answer:

  1. Information system
  2. Controls activities
  3. Control environment
  4. Monitoring of controls

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

  1. Not correct
  2. Correct => Locking the inventory storeroom is a specific control activity.. Note – the control environment refers to the management style and philosophy towards controls.
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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