Free CELPIP practice test PDF with answers

What’s inside the free CELPIP practice test PDF

This PDF is free CELPIP study material: a full CELPIP reading practice test with its answer key, plus prompts for writing and speaking.

• Answers

  An answer key with reasons

  Every answer comes with one line that quotes or points to its proof in the text, so you can see exactly why an option was right.

• Writing

  2 writing prompts

  An email with 3 points to cover (27 minutes) and a survey question with 2 options (26 minutes), 150–200 words each.

• Speaking

  Prompts for all 8 speaking tasks

  One prompt per task, to answer with its own preparation and speaking time. Picture tasks describe their scene in words instead.

Answer Part 1 online with instant checking

Part 1 of this same reading set is below: one email and 11 questions. Choose an answer from each drop-down menu, then check to see which are right, with the sentence that proves each one.

If you answer Part 1 here, start your printed copy at Part 2, adding this online count at the end. Your total is still out of 38.

How to use the CELPIP reviewer: time it, check it, score it

Each reading part has its own timer in the test, so time this set the same way: 43 minutes in all. Treat it as a test, not homework, so your final count means something.

1. 1

   Print it, or open it on a second screen

   Find a quiet hour: about 43 minutes of reading, plus time for marking.

2. 2

   Time every reading part on its own

   Part 1: 11 minutes, Part 2: 9 minutes, Part 3: 10 minutes and Part 4: 13 minutes. When time is up, move on, even mid-question; minutes do not carry over between parts.

3. 3

   Answer every question

   Your level comes from how many answers are correct, so a reasoned guess beats a blank.

4. 4

   Mark it with the answer key

   Tick right answers and circle wrong ones. For every miss, read its reason line, find that sentence in the text, then ask whether you misread a question, a text or an option.

5. 5

   Count your correct answers out of 38

   Add up every part. Whichever one cost you most deserves your next practice session.

6. 6

   Turn your count into a level

   Enter your total on our CELPIP reading score chart to see a level range. For example, 30 correct out of 38 gives a practice estimate of level 8–9. Practice estimate, not an official score.

Why listening is online only

Listening needs sound, so it cannot be printed. In CELPIP each recording plays once; our online sets do too, so you practise taking in information from a single hearing.

Practise three listening parts free in your browser. Each set checks your answers, explains them, then shows its transcript:

• Listening Part 4, news item: one short report, 5 questions.
• Listening Part 5, discussion: several speakers making a plan, 8 questions.
• Listening Part 6, viewpoints: different opinions on one issue, 6 questions.

For all 6 listening parts in a row, with 38 questions plus a level range at the end, take our free mock test.

How to practise writing and speaking from the prompts

Type your writing answers rather than handwriting them, because both CELPIP writing tasks are typed. Set a timer, write, then count your words: aim for 150–200.

• Task 1, Writing an Email: 27 minutes. Cover every point in the prompt, in a tone that suits whoever you are writing to.
• Task 2, Responding to Survey Questions: 26 minutes. Choose one of 2 options, giving clear reasons; no email format is needed.

When you finish, paste your answer into our CELPIP writing checker for instant checks on length, paragraphs, repeated words and stock phrases. For an estimated level range with feedback, answer a writing task in practice: new accounts get 3 free AI grades, then 1 a day once they are used. Our writing templates give a flexible plan for both tasks.

For speaking, record yourself on your phone. Read a prompt, count down its preparation time, then speak until its speaking time ends. In CELPIP, recording starts by itself when preparation ends, so practise starting to speak the moment your countdown reaches zero. Timers by task:

• Tasks 1 and 7: 30 s to prepare, 90 s to speak.
• Tasks 2, 3, 4 and 8: 30 s to prepare, 60 s to speak.
• Task 5: 60 s to choose an option, then 60 s to prepare and 60 s to speak.
• Task 6: 60 s to prepare, 60 s to speak.

Then play your recording back, or get an estimated level range from our CELPIP speaking checker. Our speaking templates show a structure for each task that keeps you talking without sounding memorized.