Exam Papers and Published Answers for New Zealand NZQA Level 1 Maths – and solutions from me and ChatGPT, sometimes with comments on what I think of the questions.
NZQA 2023-25
From 2023 there are four standards in Level 1:
- 91944 (AS 1.1) – Explore data (Internal)
- 91945 (AS 1.2) – Mathematical Methods (Internal)
- 91946 (AS 1.3) – Mathematical and Statistical Interpretation (External)
- 91947 (AS 1.4) – Mathematical Reasoning (External)
Most of the exam focus is on 91947 Mathematical Reasoning, so that’s mainly what’s on this webpage.
Scroll further down for some good non-NZQA material, and for NZQA material before 2023.
91946 Mathematical and Statistical Interpretion
Nothing here yet
91947 Mathematical Reasoning
2025
91947-exm-2025 (My Answers).pdf
91947-exm-2025 (AI Answers).pdf
2024
91947-exm-2024 (My Answers).pdf
91947-exm-2024 (AI Answers).pdf
2023
91947-exm-2023 (My Answers).pdf
91947-exm-2023 (AI Answers).pdf
The 2023 paper was set up as a ‘pilot’ paper for the new syllabus, and this shows. Don’t try it until you’ve done everything else you can find, including what’s listed below.
Everything else
- Practice tests in the published textbooks – e.g. Walkermaths usually offers 6 tests for each standard, and other textbooks do similarly.
- Jamie Seddon (Snedmaths) has a very nice set of questions including 5 mock exams for 1.4 Mathematical Reasoning.
- Dr Frost has lots of good material, though it’s organised by topic not standard and it’s bit of a paper-chase to find what you want. (Schools might offer a quick link to what’s relevant.)
- Older NZQA exam papers are also available but they might not cover quite the right syllabus, so they should be used with caution.
NZQA 2013-23
In 2013-23 there were 8 standards and the focus was more clearly on ‘the core maths’ than on ‘the stories around the maths’. There were also some slight differences in the overall content.
Internals (coursework)
- 91026 (Number)
- 91030 (Measurement)
- 91035 (Statistics – multivariate)
- 91036 (Statistics – bivariate)
Externals (exams)
- 91027 (Algebra)
- 91028 (Tables / Graphs)
- 91031 (Geometry)
- 91037 (Statistics / Probability)
Question papers to follow, but for the moment here’s a useful website…
https://sites.google.com/view/mrbowmansmaths/home
NZQA 2003-13
And before 2013 things were different again:
- 90147 Algebra (External)
- 90148 Graphs (External)
- 90149 Measurement (Internal)
- 90150 Geometric Patterns (Internal)
- 90151 Number Problems (External)
- 90152 Right-Angled Triangles (External)
- 90153 Geometry (External)
- 90193 Statistical Methods (Internal)
- 90194 Probabilities (External)
- 90194 Probabilities (External)
- 90799 Algebraic Methods (External)
- 90800 Features of Graphs (External)
Usually more than one paper was set on a particular day, with each one expected to take 1/2 an hour to answer. It must have been a nightmare to organise.