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Listening practice

Six parts, 38 questions. Practise one part with pause and replay, then read the transcript and why each answer is right — or sit the full timed test, played once, the way it runs on test day.

Full listening test · 38 questions, about 50 minutes

All six parts in order, audio played once, questions timed. You get an estimated level from the official correct-answers-to-level chart.

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Part 1 · 8 questions · heard, not shown · 30 s each

Listening to Problem Solving

1 practice set

An Online Coat Return8 questionsShopping, returns and repairs

Part 2 · 5 questions · heard · 30 s each

Listening to a Daily Life Conversation

1 practice set

Arranging a Shift Exchange5 questionsWorkplace

Part 3 · 6 questions · heard · 30 s each

Listening for Information

1 practice set

Joining the Community Garden6 questionsCommunity and volunteering

Part 4 · 5 drop-down questions · 205 s

Listening to a News Item

1 practice set

Library Lends Snowshoes5 questionsArts, libraries and culture

Part 5 · 8 drop-down questions · three speakers · 240 s

Listening to a Discussion

1 practice set

Planning the Street Clean-Up8 questionsEnvironment and the city

Part 6 · 6 drop-down questions · 260 s

Listening to Viewpoints

1 practice set

Should Towns Turn Down the Streetlights?6 questionsEnvironment and the city

How the level is estimated

A full test is 38 questions. We turn your correct answers into a CELPIP level with the official correct-answers-to-level chart. Our tests are original, so their difficulty may differ from the real test. A single part shows how many you got right, not a level.