CELPIP-General mock tests

Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program – General

Free practice tests

CELPIP-General practice test 1: A full-length CELPIP-General practice test in Canadian English: 38 listening and 38 reading questions, two writing tasks and eight speaking tasks.
CELPIP-General practice set 1: Extra CELPIP-General practice by part: every listening and reading part, both writing tasks and three speaking tasks.

About CELPIP-General

CELPIP-General is an English test in Canadian English, accepted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for permanent residence and citizenship. All four skills are taken on a computer in one sitting of under three hours.

Speaking is recorded through a headset; there is no examiner in the room. Writing is typed.

Each skill is given a CELPIP level, and levels 3 to 12 correspond one to one to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels 3 to 12. IRCC looks at the level in each skill; there is no total that counts.

A shorter form, CELPIP-General LS, tests only listening and speaking and is used for citizenship.

CELPIP-General exam pattern

Under 3 hours, one sitting

Listening: About 47 to 55 minutes, 38 questions in 6 parts
Reading: About 55 to 60 minutes, 38 questions in 4 parts
Writing: About 53 to 60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking: About 15 to 20 minutes, 8 tasks, after a practice task