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 many cents are in $1.00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 100 cents.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: One dollar is equal to 100 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 100 cents.

One dollar is equal to 100 cents.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $0.50?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 2 quarters.

  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.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2 quarters.

Two quarters are 25 + 25 = 50 cents.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $0.75?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 3 quarters.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Three quarters are 25 + 25 + 25 = 75 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 3 quarters.

Three quarters are 25 + 25 + 25 = 75 cents.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which group of coins makes $0.65?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel.

  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 50 cents, plus a dime and nickel makes 65 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel.

Two quarters are 50 cents, plus a dime and nickel makes 65 cents.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $1.00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 4 quarters.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Four quarters make 100 cents, or one dollar.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 4 quarters.

Four quarters make 100 cents, or one dollar.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $0.40?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 4 dimes.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Four dimes are 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 4 dimes.

Four dimes are 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40 cents.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $0.30?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 3 dimes.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Three dimes are 30 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 3 dimes.

Three dimes are 30 cents.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which coins make $0.15?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 1 dime and 1 nickel.

  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 10 cents and a nickel is 5 cents, for 15 cents total.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 1 dime and 1 nickel.

A dime is 10 cents and a nickel is 5 cents, for 15 cents total.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which amount is greater: $0.50 or $0.25?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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: Fifty cents is greater than twenty-five cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.50.

Fifty cents is greater than twenty-five cents.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which amount is equal to 5 dimes?

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: Five dimes are 5 × 10 = 50 cents, or $0.50.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.50.

Five dimes are 5 × 10 = 50 cents, or $0.50.

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.