Subtracting Within 100: Grade 2 Math Test – PDF Download

Grade 2 Subtract Within 100 Test: questions 1–5

Question 1: Basic differences (2 points)

Subtract.

1. \(78 – 34\)
2. \(95 – 62\)

Question 2: Blocks after trading (2 points)

Sofia subtracts 28 from 63. The blocks show 63 after she traded a ten. The crossed blocks are taken away.

1. Write the number of tens and ones that are not crossed out. (1 point)
2. Write the difference. (1 point)

Question 3: Trade a ten (2 points)

Subtract.

1. \(71 – 46\)
2. \(80 – 37\)

Question 4: Jumps on a number line (2 points)

Jamal counts up from 27 to 72 on a number line.

1. Find the total of the jumps. (1 point)
2. Write the subtraction problem that the jumps solve. (1 point)

Question 5: Find the mistake (2 points)

Aisha solves \(84 – 59\). She writes: Ones: \(9 – 4 = 5\). Tens: \(8 – 5 = 3\). Answer: 35.

1. Explain Aisha’s mistake. (1 point)
2. Find the correct difference. (1 point)

Grade 2 Subtract Within 100 Test: questions 6–9

Question 6: Missing numbers (2 points)

Find the missing number.

1. \(90 – \square = 46\)
2. \(\square – 38 = 29\)

Question 7: Pages left (2 points)

Sofia’s book has 100 pages. She has read 64 pages.

1. Write a subtraction sentence for the pages left. (1 point)
2. Find the number of pages left. (1 point)

Question 8: Baseball cards (3 points)

Noah has 85 baseball cards. He gives 29 cards to a friend and 18 cards to his sister.

1. Find the number of cards Noah gives away in all. (1 point)
2. Find the number of cards Noah has left. (1 point)
3. Write an addition sentence that checks the answer to part b. (1 point)

Question 9: Why trading works (3 points)

Priya solves \(52 – 27\). She writes 52 as 4 tens and 12 ones.

1. Explain why 4 tens and 12 ones is still 52. (1 point)
2. Find the difference. (1 point)
3. Write an addition sentence that checks the difference. (1 point)

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