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Test Format and Scoring

The CELPIP-General Test is completely computer-delivered and is taken at one of our designated test centres.

To complete this test, candidates must know how to use a computer mouse and standard keyboard.

Format

Section	Time Allotted	Number of Questions	Parts
Listening	30minutes	45	Part 1: Matching Statements to Pictures Part 2: Answering Questions Part 3: Identifying Similar Meanings Part 4: Comprehending Dialogues Part 5: Listening to Conversations
Speaking	30minutes	16	Part 1: Answering General Questions Part 2: Interpreting Graphic and/or Tabular Materials Part 3: Telephone Role Play, Conversation, and News Item Part 4: Oral Response to a Topic
General Reading and Writing	120minutes	Parts 1 – 4: 35, Part 5: 2	Part 1: Reading and Responding to a Letter Part 2: Reading Diagrams and Tables Part 3: Completing a Paragraph Part 4: Reading Passages and Answering Questions Part 5: Two Writing Assignments (one informal short letter and one formal long letter)

Total test time allotted is 180 min or 3 hours.

The format and scoring of the CELPIP-General Test are referenced to the Canadian Language Benchmarks.

Each component of the test (listening, speaking, reading and writing) will be given a CELPIP Level.

Below are the CELPIP levels and Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) equivalencies.

CELPIP Level	CLB Equivalencies
Level 5H	Effective (High) or Advanced Proficiency – CLB 10, 11 and 12
Level 5L	Effective Proficiency (Low) – CLB 9
Level 4H	Adequate Proficiency (High) – CLB 8
Level 4L	Adequate Proficiency (Low) – CLB 7
Level 3H	Developing Proficiency (High) – CLB 6
Level 3L	Developing Proficiency (Low) – CLB 5
Level 2H	Minimal Proficiency (High) – CLB 4
Level 2L	Minimal Proficiency (Low) – CLB 3
Level 1	No Proficiency – CLB 1 and 2
Level 0	Did not attempt or insufficient information to assess

*For CELPIP-General Tests written before May 3, 2013, CELPIP levels 5L and 5H were reported as a CELPIP level 5. Read more…