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NCEA Level 3 Chemistry
Organic compounds
New outlines and revision notes for the revised Level 3 standards were prepared in 2013. However the three new externally assessed AS are not that different from the expired ones and most of the resources are still fine to use!
This page has been updated to include the 2021 answers in the collated questions.
Overview
Organic revision check list Tick off what you know
Organic revision booklet (whole AS)
Last minute reminders / At a glance sheets
One A3 page summary - new in 2023
Last minute Organic Chemistry reminders
Some things just come up more often than others - past question audit Updated to include 2021 exam
Nomenclature and Functional Groups
Naming Organic Molecules Guide
Collated NCEA Naming / Drawing Structures Questions (2008-2021) - with answers
Isomerism
Collated NCEA Isomerism Questions (2013-2021) - with answers
Organic Conversions & Tests to Distinguish between
Organic Conversions - word document for annotating
Collated NCEA Conversion Questions / Reaction schemes (2013-2021) - with answers (as well as similar and useful questions from 2006 - 2012 from expired AS90698)
Flow chart of interconversions and answers HERE
Convert and identify cards (print or glue back to back)
Polymers (including proteins) and Triglycerides (fats.oil)
Collated NCEA Polymer questions (2004-2024) - with answers. Updated 
Collated NCEA Triglyceride questions (2013-2024) - with answers. Updated
NB2S Practice Examinations
(Note answers not provided as A,M and E)
NB2S AS 91391 Practice Exam paper #1. Answers HERE
NB2S AS 91391 Practice Exam paper #2. Answers HERE
NB2S AS 91391 Practice Exam paper #3. Answers HERE
NB2S AS 91391 Practice Exam paper #4. This one is more challenging! Answers HERE
Misc
Apparatus and Organic Techniques
Collated NCEA Organic Techniques (2014-2021)
Top 5 Organic areas to know imo (actually there might be six!)
Annotated answers to old AS90689; still valid content
Test yourself with a Kahoot: #1 (Be signed into Kahoot first before you click this link and play by clicking "Preview" - or "Play" if you are taking on a friend!)
Test yourself with a Kahoot: #2 (Be signed into Kahoot first before you click this link and play by clicking "Preview" - or "Play" if you are taking on a friend!)
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