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

A toy costs $0.25. You pay $0.50. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.25 = $0.25.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.25.

Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.25 = $0.25.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A snack costs $0.40. You pay $0.50. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.40 = $0.10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.10.

Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.40 = $0.10.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A book costs $0.75. You pay $1.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.75 = $0.25.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.25.

Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.75 = $0.25.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A game costs $0.65. You pay $1.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is $0.35.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.65 = $0.35.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.35.

Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.65 = $0.35.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A pencil case costs $0.30. You pay $0.50. How much change do you get?

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.30 = $0.20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.20.

Subtract the price from the payment: $0.50 - $0.30 = $0.20.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A book costs $0.55. You pay $1.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.45.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.55 = $0.45.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.45.

Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.55 = $0.45.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A ball costs $0.80. You pay $1.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.80 = $0.20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.20.

Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.80 = $0.20.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A card costs $0.90. You pay $1.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

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: Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.90 = $0.10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.10.

Subtract the price from the payment: $1.00 - $0.90 = $0.10.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A toy costs $2.00. You pay $5.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is $3.00.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Subtract the price from the payment: $5.00 - $2.00 = $3.00.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $3.00.

Subtract the price from the payment: $5.00 - $2.00 = $3.00.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A notebook costs $1.25. You pay $2.00. How much change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.75.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Subtract the price from the payment: $2.00 - $1.25 = $0.75.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.75.

Subtract the price from the payment: $2.00 - $1.25 = $0.75.

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.