Grade 2 Math Unit Test: Money (30 Marks)

Question Types & Suggested Use

30 marks in 8 parts (29 questions; question 29 is worth 2 marks), with a score strip, performance bands and a complete, numbering-matched answer key.

Skills Assessed

• Name the coins (5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1) and notes ($2, $5, $10) and say how much each one is worth.
• Write amounts with ¢ and $ correctly and know that 100¢ = $1.
• Count the same coins by 5s, 10s, 20s and 50s.
• Count mixed coins (up to $1) and notes (up to $20) by starting with the biggest and counting on.
• Compare two amounts and make an amount in more than one way.
• Add two prices and find the change from 50¢, $1 or $10.
• Read and write amounts like $2.50 (dollars and cents together).

How to Administer

• Use the test at the end of the unit (optional Lesson 4). Read each question aloud; children answer alone. Mark with the answer key and fill in the score strip at the bottom of page 2.

Differentiation

Support: Let children use the play money for every question and sort the coins before they count. Work in cents only (up to 50¢) before moving to dollars. Give a 100-chart for counting on, and sentence frames ("It is ___ cents." "It costs ___." "My change is ___."). Pair a child who is new to English with a partner who models the sentences.
Extension: Make $1 in as many ways as possible, buy three things and find the change, work with amounts like $3.75, or plan a class party with a $20 budget. Fast finishers can play Money Market (Change mode) or run the Class Shop.

Follow-Up Activities

• Use the performance bands in the answer key to make small groups for reteaching.
• Let children who need support use play money during the test and note it on the paper.

Teacher Tips

The biggest mistake in this unit is counting the coins instead of the money: a child sees 5 coins and says "5 cents". Make one question a habit: "How much is THIS coin worth?" and have children touch each coin and say its value as they count on. Always sort first — biggest on the left — then count on: "50 … 70 … 75." For change, never teach it as a hard subtraction at this age: count UP from the price to the money paid with play coins (45¢ … 50¢ … $1 = 55¢), just like a shopkeeper. If your country uses different coins, show your real coins next to the pack coins on Day 1 and ask "Which one is like 10¢?" — the maths is exactly the same.

What's Included

• Unit test, 2 pages, 8 parts, 30 marks, score strip (DOCX + PDF)
• Answer key with marking notes and performance bands, 2 pages (DOCX + PDF)

Additional Files

• Grade 2 Math Unit Test: Money (30 Marks) (DOCX)
• Answer Key (PDF)

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