Grade 2 Math · Two-Digit Subtraction
Build Grade 2 math skills with five 10-question practice tests covering two-digit differences, missing numbers, regrouping, and subtraction word problems.
These Grade 2 Math practice tests help students subtract two-digit numbers by working with ones and tens. Students practice direct differences, missing numbers, regrouping, and everyday subtraction situations.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Encourage the student to line up ones and tens, draw base-ten blocks when needed, and explain why one ten can be regrouped as 10 ones.
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3. Test
A 10-question Grade 2 math practice test on subtracting two-digit numbers, missing numbers, regrouping, and subtraction word problems.
Read each subtraction question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the place-value subtraction strategy.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 33 pencils.
Subtract 12 from 45: 5 - 2 = 3 ones and 4 - 1 = 3 tens, so 33 pencils are left.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 44 books.
Subtract 24 from 68: 8 - 4 = 4 ones and 6 - 2 = 4 tens, so 44 books remain.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 38 birds.
Regroup to solve 57 - 19: 17 - 9 = 8 and 4 - 1 = 3, so 38 birds stay.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 57 balloons.
Subtract 35 from 92: regroup to get 12 - 5 = 7 and 8 - 3 = 5, so 57 balloons are left.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 46.
Regroup one ten as 10 ones: 14 - 8 = 6, then 6 - 2 = 4. The difference is 46.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 42.
Subtract the ones: 3 - 1 = 2. Subtract the tens: 6 - 2 = 4. The difference is 42.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 44.
Regroup one ten as 10 ones: 10 - 6 = 4, then 7 - 3 = 4. The difference is 44.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 34.
Regroup one ten as 10 ones: 11 - 7 = 4, then 4 - 1 = 3. The difference is 34.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 47.
Regroup one ten as 10 ones: 16 - 9 = 7, then 7 - 3 = 4. The difference is 47.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 45.
Regroup one ten as 10 ones: 10 - 5 = 5, then 6 - 2 = 4. The difference is 45.
Two-digit subtraction finds the difference between numbers from 10 to 99 by subtracting their ones and tens, sometimes regrouping one ten as 10 ones.
A student regroups when the top ones digit is too small to subtract the bottom ones digit, trading 1 ten for 10 ones.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 two-digit subtraction questions in total.
