Grade 2 Math · Money and Making Change

Grade 2 Money and Making Change Practice Test

Build Grade 2 math skills with five 10-question practice tests covering coins, dollars, cents, coin combinations, purchases, and making change.

Money and Making Change Practice Tests

These Grade 2 Math practice tests help students identify U.S. coins, count money, combine coin values, pay for items, and find change. Students work with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars, and cents.

Skills covered

  • Identifying penny, nickel, dime, and quarter values
  • Converting between dollars and cents
  • Combining coins to make an amount
  • Comparing money amounts
  • Finding change after a purchase
  • Solving everyday money word problems

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Use play coins or draw coins to model each amount. Encourage the student to count up from the price to the amount paid when finding change.

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Grade 2 Money and Making Change Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 math practice test on coins, dollars, cents, coin combinations, purchases, and making change.

Read each money question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review coin values, dollars, cents, or change.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

How much is a penny worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is $0.01.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: A penny is worth 1 cent, written as $0.01.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.01.

A penny is worth 1 cent, written as $0.01.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

How much is a nickel worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.05.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: A nickel is worth 5 cents, written as $0.05.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.05.

A nickel is worth 5 cents, written as $0.05.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

How much is a dime worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is $0.10.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: A dime is worth 10 cents, written as $0.10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.10.

A dime is worth 10 cents, written as $0.10.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

How much is a quarter worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is $0.25.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: A quarter is worth 25 cents, written as $0.25.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.25.

A quarter is worth 25 cents, written as $0.25.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 2 dimes worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is $0.20.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Two dimes are 10 + 10 = 20 cents, or $0.20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.20.

Two dimes are 10 + 10 = 20 cents, or $0.20.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 3 nickels worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.15.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Three nickels are 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 cents, or $0.15.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.15.

Three nickels are 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 cents, or $0.15.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 4 quarters worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is $1.00.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Four quarters are 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100 cents, or $1.00.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $1.00.

Four quarters are 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100 cents, or $1.00.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 5 pennies worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is $0.05.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Five pennies are 5 cents, or $0.05.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.05.

Five pennies are 5 cents, or $0.05.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is worth more: a dime or a nickel?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A dime.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: A dime is worth 10 cents and a nickel is worth 5 cents, so the dime is worth more.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is A dime.

A dime is worth 10 cents and a nickel is worth 5 cents, so the dime is worth more.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 2 quarters worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.50.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Two quarters are 25 + 25 = 50 cents, or $0.50.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.50.

Two quarters are 25 + 25 = 50 cents, or $0.50.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 money and making change

How many cents are in one dollar?

There are 100 cents in one dollar. A dollar can be written as $1.00.

What is change?

Change is the amount returned when the money paid is greater than the price of an item.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 money and making change questions in total.