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 are 3 dimes worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is $0.30.

  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 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 cents, or $0.30.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.30.

Three dimes are 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 cents, or $0.30.

2. 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.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 4 nickels worth?

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: Four nickels are 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 cents, or $0.20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.20.

Four nickels are 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 cents, or $0.20.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

How much are 1 quarter, 1 dime, and 1 nickel worth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is $0.40.

  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 25 cents, a dime is 10 cents, and a nickel is 5 cents: 25 + 10 + 5 = 40 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.40.

A quarter is 25 cents, a dime is 10 cents, and a nickel is 5 cents: 25 + 10 + 5 = 40 cents.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A toy costs $0.35. You pay $0.50. What change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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: Subtract $0.35 from $0.50: the change is $0.15.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.15.

Subtract $0.35 from $0.50: the change is $0.15.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A snack costs $0.60. You pay $1.00. What change do you get?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is $0.40.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Subtract $0.60 from $1.00: the change is $0.40.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.40.

Subtract $0.60 from $1.00: the change is $0.40.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

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

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

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 $1.25 from $2.00: the change is $0.75.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.75.

Subtract $1.25 from $2.00: the change is $0.75.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A game costs $0.75. You pay $1.00. What change do you get?

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: Subtract $0.75 from $1.00: the change is $0.25.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is $0.25.

Subtract $0.75 from $1.00: the change is $0.25.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which group equals $0.75?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which group equals $0.90?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 9 dimes.

  1. Read the money amounts: Identify the price, payment, coin values, or change described in the question.
  2. Count cents and dollars: Nine dimes are 9 × 10 = 90 cents.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 9 dimes.

Nine dimes are 9 × 10 = 90 cents.

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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.