CELPIP L-00 Listening Test – Outline

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CELPIP General has 4 skills Tests. The order of the questions is Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

In this article, we introduce “Listening Test” in CELPIP General.

Table of contents

Listening Test
1. Component Sections
2. Test Score
Practice Task
1. Sample
Unscored Items
Part 1: Listening to Problem Solving
Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Part 3: Listening for Information
Part 4: Listening to a News Item
Part 5: Listening to a Discussion
Part 6: Listening to Viewpoints

Listening Test

Listening test consists of 6 parts(Part1-6) in total.
It is a Day-to-Day Situation.
You will be tested on your ability to understand English as it is spoken in everyday life.
You will be tested on your understanding of the opinions and viewpoints of people in general society and in the workplace.
The test duration is 47-55 minutes including guidance.
You can choose your answer from 4 options by clicking the mouse.
A time limit is set for each display screen.
The scoring is done by computer.
Depending on the test you are taking, there may be additional “Unscored Items” for test survey development.
During the test, you can take notes with the paper and pen distributed at the beginning of the test.

CELPIP is a test that uses a computer device. You listen to the audio through headphones and type in your answers using a computer mouse.

Test Takers cannot decide the order of the questions, but must follow the order of the questions. In the Listening Test, you are expected to answer the questions in order from Part-1 to 6.

The display screen can be advanced to the next screen at will by clicking the mouse. However, once you go to the next screen, you cannot go back to the previous screen.

Each screen has a time limit, and when the time limit is reached, you will be forced to proceed to the next screen. When the time limit is reached, you will be forced to move on to the next screen, so you need to answer the questions within the time limit.

Component Sections

Overview of each part

	PART and TYPE	DESCRIPTION	QUESTIONS	TIME (min)
	Practice Task	Practice listening and answering a question.	1	1
(1)	Listening to Problem Solving (11 audio clips)	Listen to a dialogue and answer 8 questions. The dialogue and questions are divided into 3 sections.	8	8
(2)	Listening to a Daily Life Conversation (6 audio clips)	Listen to a dialogue and answer 5 questions.	5	5
(3)	Listening for Information (7 audio clips)	Listen to a longer dialogue and answer 6 questions.	6	6
(4)	Listening to a News Item (1 audio clip)	Listen to a news item and answer 5 questions.	5	5
(5)	Listening to a Discussion (1 video clip)	Listen to and watch a discussion between three people and answer 8 questions.	8	6
(6)	Listening to Viewpoints (1 audio clip)	Listen to a report and answer 6 questions.	6	8
	Unscored Items (Same as any of 1 to 6)	Depends on type.

Test Score

A total of 38 questions from Part 1-6 will be subject to Test Score.
“Practice task” does not count toward Test Score.
“Unscored Items” do not count toward Test Score.
Test score will not be notified in Score Result.
CELPIP Level will be notified in Score Result.

Each test has a different Score Points requirement for the set CELPIP Level. Score Points required for CELPIP Level depends on the difficulty of the questions.

Listening Score / 38	CELPIP Level
35 – 38	10 to 12
33 – 35	9
30 – 33	8
27 – 31	7
22 – 28	6
17 – 23	5
11 – 18	4
7 – 12	3
0 – 7	M

Practice Task

There is only one practice question before answering the main question.

You can think of it as a question that exists to check the answer format and to adjust the volume of your headphones.

The questions are very easy questions. It consists of one short audio statement and one question.

Please note that wrong answers or unanswered questions (e.g. no clicks over the time limit) do not affect your Test Score, so there is no problem.

Sample

Unscored Items

There may be additional questions that are not covered by the Test Score used for CELPIP research and development. You will not know whether or not “Unscored Items” have been added to the test you are taking until you take the test on the day of the test.

CELPIP test has the following patterns.

No “Unscored Items”
Listening Test has “Unscored Items”.
Reading Test has “Unscored Items”.
Both Listening Test and Reading Test have “Unscored Items”.

When “Unscored Items” are added, you will be asked to answer the same format twice in a row.

“Unscored Items” in the Listening section will be the same format as any of the questions in Parts 1-6.

Test Taker will not be able to tell the difference between the Unscored Items and the main questions that are subject to Test Score.

Test Taker does not know whether the earlier or later question will be Test Scored(real questions), both questions must be answered seriously.

Test time varies depending on the presence or absence of Unscored Items, resulting in a difference in test time of 47-55 minutes. Answers will be either 6 or 7 parts total.