How long is the CELPIP test?

2 hours 50 minutes in one sitting: Listening takes 46–55 min, Reading 43–56 min, Writing 53 min and Speaking 15 min.

How many questions are in CELPIP Listening and Reading?

38 in Listening and 38 in Reading. Writing and Speaking have no questions to mark: each response is rated.

In what order are the sections?

Listening, Reading, Writing, then Speaking, in one sitting.

Is every Speaking task scored?

No. Speaking starts with a practice task that is not scored, followed by eight scored tasks.

How to practise for CELPIP: what a full mock test contains

CELPIP-General is taken on a computer in one sitting of 2 hours 50 minutes, with the four skills in a fixed order. A full mock puts you through the same sections, timers and order, so test day holds fewer surprises.

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What a full mock contains

The sections come in this order, each with its own time limit.

Section	Parts or tasks	Questions	Time
Listening	6 parts	38	46–55 min
Reading	4 parts	38	43–56 min
Writing	2 tasks	Rated responses	53 min
Speaking	8 tasks	Rated responses	15 min

Speaking also starts with a practice task that is not scored.

How to practise each skill

Listening

Practise hearing each recording once: in the test it plays one time, with no replay.
Note who says what and why as you listen; many questions turn on a speaker's reason or opinion.
Learn each part's setting, from a problem solved in a conversation to a news item and a discussion, so the format never slows you down.

Reading

Work to each part's own timer: Reading parts run 9 to 13 minutes each.
Skim the questions before the passage, so you read with a purpose.
Review every wrong answer and find the sentence that holds the right one.

Writing

Write to the length each task asks for, about 150 to 200 words, with a word counter in view.
Spend the first minutes planning, write, and keep time at the end to check.
In the email task, answer every point the prompt lists; in the survey task, give clear reasons for the option you choose.

Speaking

Use the preparation time, 30 to 60 seconds, to plan two or three points.
Keep talking for the full recording time, 60 to 90 seconds, without long pauses.
Record yourself and listen back for clarity, range of words and how your ideas connect.

Full mocks and single tasks

Single tasks help you drill a weak spot. A full mock shows how your skills hold up over the whole sitting, under every timer at once. Mix both, and take a full mock as your test date gets close.

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Know your target

Check the level your immigration program needs in the CELPIP score chart and CLB converter, and see how CELPIP compares with other tests in CELPIP vs IELTS.

Questions

How long is the CELPIP test?: 2 hours 50 minutes in one sitting: Listening takes 46–55 min, Reading 43–56 min, Writing 53 min and Speaking 15 min.
How many questions are in CELPIP Listening and Reading?: 38 in Listening and 38 in Reading. Writing and Speaking have no questions to mark: each response is rated.
In what order are the sections?: Listening, Reading, Writing, then Speaking, in one sitting.
Is every Speaking task scored?: No. Speaking starts with a practice task that is not scored, followed by eight scored tasks.

Sources

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