About the test

Format, scores and rating, taken from the official celpip.ca site.

• CELPIP-General test format: the four skills, number of questions and timingCELPIP-General covers Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in one sitting on a computer, about 3 hours. Questions, timing and task types for each part, with screenshots from celpip.ca.
• CELPIP scores: CLB levels, raw scores for each level, and how Writing and Speaking are ratedCELPIP levels match CLB levels. Raw score charts for Listening and Reading, the four rating categories for Writing and Speaking, when results come out and re-evaluation, with screenshots from celpip.ca.

Skill tips

How I went from CLB 8 to CLB 10, and tips for each part.

• From CLB 8 to CLB 10 after one month of CELPIP prepOne month of CELPIP prep from CLB 8 to an average of CLB 10: materials, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking templates, test day.
• IELTS or CELPIP? From someone who got 7.5 in IELTS and 10 in CELPIPIELTS General vs CELPIP skill by skill: Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening, and which one to choose for Canadian immigration.
• CELPIP Reading: how I read one paragraph at a time and got to 11Reading one paragraph at a time for CELPIP Reading, how to handle Part 3 (A–E), timing for each part, and reading practice outside tests.
• The 8 CELPIP Speaking tasks, with an answer frame for each oneAn answer frame for all 8 CELPIP Speaking tasks, the preparation and speaking time for each, and how to use your preparation time.
• Is the real CELPIP test harder than the 13 practice sets, and do old questions come back?The real CELPIP test vs the 13 practice sets, what predicted tests are, how Writing and Speaking changed, how often old questions return.