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Name: _________________________________
Date: ________________
Teacher: ________________________________
Grade 2
Unit 5 Assessment Answer Key – Money
Section 1: Each question is worth 1 point.
(2.MD.8)
1. If Molly has 2 dimes and 6 pennies, how much money does she have?
a) 25¢
b) 37¢
c) 26¢
d) 16¢
2. If Billy has 1 dollar bill, 3 nickels, and 4 pennies, how much money does he have?
a) $1.19
b) $1.34
c) $1.29
d) $1.14
3. Maria’s mom gave her a 5 dollar bill, 3 quarters, and 2 dimes. How much money did she
receive?
a) $5.45
b) $5.95
c) $6.05
d) $6.20
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4. Janna has 1 quarter and 3 dimes. If she has a total of 85 cents, how many nickels does
she have?
a) 4 nickels
b) 5 nickels
c) 6 nickels
d) 7 nickels
5. One way to make 35¢ is to use 1 quarter and 1 dime. What is another way to make 35¢?
a) 8 nickels
b) 2 dimes, 2 nickels and 5 pennies
c) 3 dimes
d) 3 dimes, 1 nickel and 5 pennies
6. Mario has 2 dimes and 2 nickels. Alicia has 1 quarter and 3 nickels. If they combine their
money, how much more money do they need to buy a photo for $1?
a) 20¢
b) 25¢
c) 30¢
d) 35¢
7. Michael has 1 dime and 8 pennies. If he has a total of 38 cents, how many nickels does he
have?
a) 6 nickels
b) 5 nickels
c) 4 nickels
d) 3 nickels
8. Ariel has 1 nickel and 3 pennies. Carlos has 1 quarter and 1 dime. If they put their money
together, how much more money will they need to buy a bag of chips for 50cents?
a) 10¢
c) 7¢
b) 20¢
d) 12¢
9. You need 75¢ to buy pencils. Which combination of coins can you use to buy the pencils?
c)
a)
b)
d)
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10. Nadine has 1 quarter, 5 dimes, and 3 nickels to buy a balloon. How much does the balloon
cost?
a) 80¢
b) 85¢
c) 90¢
d) 95¢
11. Ron only has dimes in his piggy bank. How many dimes does he need to make one
dollar?
10 dimes __________
12. Frieda has 3 pennies and 1 dime. Richard has 3 dimes and 1 penny. How much money do
they have in total?
44¢
_
____
13. Kai has 4 dimes and 3 nickels. Suzie has 1 quarter and 6 nickels. How much money do
they each have?
Kai - 55¢
Suzie - 55¢
________________
14. Malia has 1 quarter, 5 dimes, and 4 nickels. Does she have enough coins to make one
dollar? Circle yes or no.
Yes
No
If not, how much money does she have? ____95¢
________
__________
15. Jason’s neighbor gave him the following dollar bills for walking their dogs. Does he have
enough to buy a new video game that cost $67.00? Yes or no? ______No___________
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16. Tami and Sammy’s grandfather gave them $50 each for having good report cards. Sammy
was given all $10 bills. Tami was given all $5 bills.
How many $5 bills will Tami have? ___Ten $5 bills______________
How many $10 bills will Sammy have? __Five $10 bills___________
17. Count to find the value.
___25___¢, _35_____¢, ___45___¢, __50____¢ =
___50__¢
Section 2: Open Ended Response (worth 3 points)
(2.MD.8)
18. Kalen has 78¢. Draw 3 different groups of coins that Kalen may have that equals 78¢.
Students work must show 3 different groups of coins that total 78¢ each in order to receive the
full 3 points.
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