CELPIP Practice Test 9

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1. Which CELPIP Speaking task is called Describing a Scene?

   1. Task 5
   2. Task 3
   3. Task 1
   4. Task 8

2. Which rating area appears in the Writing descriptors but not in the Speaking ones?

   1. Readability
   2. Vocabulary
   3. Task Fulfillment
   4. Listenability

3. Read: 'Housing costs have soared since 2020.' Which word could replace 'soared' without changing the meaning?

   1. risen sharply
   2. risen slowly
   3. dropped slightly
   4. stayed level

4. Which Reading part carries 10 questions in the guidebook?

   1. Part 1: Reading Correspondence
   2. Part 2: Reading to Apply a Diagram
   3. Part 3: Reading for Information
   4. Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints

5. What is the total time given for the two CELPIP Writing tasks?

   1. 15 minutes
   2. 90 minutes
   3. 43 minutes
   4. 53 minutes

6. Hi Ken, I hope you and Linda had a relaxing trip to Halifax. I wanted to thank you again for letting me borrow your snowblower while you were away. The storm last Tuesday dropped almost forty centimetres on our street, and I honestly don't know how I would have cleared the driveway without it. Unfortunately, I have some bad news. On Thursday morning the machine started making a grinding noise, so I switched it off right away. My brother-in-law, who repairs small engines, took a look and found that a bolt had come loose inside the auger. He says it is a simple fix, but the replacement part has to be ordered from Winnipeg and will take about a week to arrive. I feel terrible about this, and of course I will cover the cost of the repair. In the meantime, I have cleared your front walk and steps twice with a shovel, so your mail carrier should have no trouble getting to the door. If you would rather take the snowblower to your usual repair shop, just let me know and I will drop it off there instead. Warm regards, Marisol

   What has Marisol done for Ken while the machine is out of action?

   1. Collected his mail every day
   2. Lent him her own snowblower
   3. Paid his repair shop in advance
   4. Shovelled his front walk and steps

7. Which CELPIP Speaking task is Expressing Opinions?

   1. Task 7
   2. Task 6
   3. Task 4
   4. Task 2

8. Which relative pronoun fits? 'The volunteer ______ organized the fundraiser is moving to Calgary.'

   1. which
   2. whose
   3. who
   4. whom

9. After three years of letting staff work from home, the City of Brookfield has ordered its 2,000 municipal employees back to the office at least four days a week. Mayor Denise Okoro says the decision is about service and teamwork. She believes new employees in particular learn faster when they can watch experienced colleagues and ask quick questions in person. She also points to the downtown cafés and shops that lost business when office towers emptied. The employees' union strongly disagrees. Union president Raj Patel says productivity rose during the remote-work period and that many staff moved farther from downtown to afford housing. "For some members, four days in the office means four extra hours of commuting each day," he says. The union has filed a formal grievance. Workplace consultant Erin Walsh thinks both sides are partly right. In her experience, the most successful employers let each team decide which days it meets in person, based on the work it does. "A blanket rule is easy to announce," she says, "but it rarely fits every department."

   A reader writes: 'Ms. Walsh's approach seems far more ______ than one rule for everyone.' Which word best completes the comment?

   1. careless
   2. flexible
   3. rigid
   4. expensive

10. Pick the right tense: 'By the time the movers arrived, we ______ all the boxes.'

    1. had already packed
    2. already pack
    3. have already packed
    4. are already packing

11. A survey is about reducing mail delivery days. Which sentence is off topic?

    1. My building's mailbox is not secure.
    2. I rely on daily mail for work documents.
    3. My favourite stamp shows a loon.
    4. Fewer delivery days would save money.

12. A. Beekeeping is no longer just a rural hobby. In several Canadian cities, residents now keep hives on rooftops, in backyards and even on hotel balconies. Most municipalities allow it with a permit, though the rules vary: some require hives to sit at least three metres from a property line, while others limit each lot to two colonies. B. Supporters say city bees benefit from the variety of flowers in parks and gardens, which can give them a more varied diet than bees surrounded by a single farm crop. Urban hives can also produce surprising amounts of honey; a healthy colony on a sunny roof may yield twenty kilograms or more in a good summer. C. Not everyone is convinced. Some ecologists worry that a rapid rise in honeybee hives could crowd out native bees, which compete for the same pollen and nectar. They encourage would-be beekeepers to plant native wildflowers as well, so that the extra demand does not leave wild species short of food.

    According to the article, why might city bees eat a more varied diet than some rural bees?

    1. They visit many kinds of flowers
    2. They avoid farm pesticides
    3. They are fed sugar water by owners
    4. They have a longer summer season

13. GREENVIEW COMMUNITY GARDEN — 2026 PLOTS Plot A: raised bed, 1 m × 3 m, wheelchair accessible, next to the water tap — $30 per season Plot B: ground level, 3 m × 3 m, full sun, far from the tap — $40 per season Plot C: ground level, 3 m × 6 m, partial shade under maple trees — $55 per season Plot D: raised bed, 2 m × 3 m, full sun, beside the tool shed — $45 per season Every gardener must volunteer 4 hours per season. Seniors (65+) pay half price. Dear Mr. Haddad, I would like to rent a plot this year. My doctor has told me to avoid kneeling, so I need a bed I can work at while standing or sitting. I plan to grow tomatoes and peppers, which need plenty of sun. I turn 66 in March, so I hope I qualify for a discount. Carrying heavy watering cans is also hard for me these days. Best wishes, Edith Park

    Which Greenview plots would allow Edith to garden without kneeling?

    1. Plots B and C
    2. Plots A and B
    3. Plots A and D
    4. Plots C and D

14. Which sentence uses the singular agreement preferred after “neither of” in formal written English?

    1. Neither of the stores is open on Sunday.
    2. Neither of the stores are open on Sunday.
    3. Neither of the store is open on Sunday.
    4. Neither the stores is open on Sunday.

15. After three years of letting staff work from home, the City of Brookfield has ordered its 2,000 municipal employees back to the office at least four days a week. Mayor Denise Okoro says the decision is about service and teamwork. She believes new employees in particular learn faster when they can watch experienced colleagues and ask quick questions in person. She also points to the downtown cafés and shops that lost business when office towers emptied. The employees' union strongly disagrees. Union president Raj Patel says productivity rose during the remote-work period and that many staff moved farther from downtown to afford housing. "For some members, four days in the office means four extra hours of commuting each day," he says. The union has filed a formal grievance. Workplace consultant Erin Walsh thinks both sides are partly right. In her experience, the most successful employers let each team decide which days it meets in person, based on the work it does. "A blanket rule is easy to announce," she says, "but it rarely fits every department."

    How many days a week must Brookfield's employees now be in the office?

    1. At least three
    2. At least four
    3. At least two
    4. All five

16. About how long should a Task 2 survey response be in the CELPIP sample?

    1. About 50–80 words
    2. About 150–200 words
    3. At least 500 words
    4. About 300–350 words

17. Rental e-scooters arrived in Lakeport two summers ago as a pilot project. City council must now decide whether to keep them. Fans of the program, many of them university students, say the scooters fill a gap in the transit system. Bus routes in the east end run only every 30 minutes, and a scooter can cover the two kilometres to the nearest rapid-transit station in under ten minutes. The operator reports more than 400,000 trips last year. Opponents focus on safety and clutter. A seniors' advocacy group says scooters left lying on sidewalks are a tripping hazard, especially for people with poor eyesight or those using walkers. Emergency room doctors have also reported a steady stream of injuries, most involving riders who were not wearing helmets. The operator has proposed changes: parking only in marked zones, enforced by fines charged to riders' accounts, and a lower speed limit of 15 km/h in the downtown core. Councillor Ben Tremblay says those changes are a good start, but he wants the city to track injuries for another year before signing a long-term contract.

    Who are many of the supporters of Lakeport's e-scooter program?

    1. Emergency room doctors
    2. Seniors' groups
    3. University students
    4. Bus drivers

18. How many parts are in the CELPIP Reading component?

    1. Three
    2. Four
    3. Eight
    4. Six

19. According to the guidebook, how does time spent on unscored content affect you?

    1. It adds a separate extra hour
    2. It shortens the Speaking component
    3. It is taken from your Writing time
    4. It does not take time from scored tasks

20. Your new coffee maker stopped working. Which opening sentence states your purpose best?

    1. I am writing about a coffee maker I bought on May 3.
    2. Yesterday was a long day for me.
    3. I own many appliances in my kitchen.
    4. Coffee is the most popular hot drink in all of Canada.

21. Which CELPIP level is the only one the guidebook links to CEFR C2?

    1. Level 9
    2. Level 12
    3. Level 10
    4. Level 11

22. Hi Ken, I hope you and Linda had a relaxing trip to Halifax. I wanted to thank you again for letting me borrow your snowblower while you were away. The storm last Tuesday dropped almost forty centimetres on our street, and I honestly don't know how I would have cleared the driveway without it. Unfortunately, I have some bad news. On Thursday morning the machine started making a grinding noise, so I switched it off right away. My brother-in-law, who repairs small engines, took a look and found that a bolt had come loose inside the auger. He says it is a simple fix, but the replacement part has to be ordered from Winnipeg and will take about a week to arrive. I feel terrible about this, and of course I will cover the cost of the repair. In the meantime, I have cleared your front walk and steps twice with a shovel, so your mail carrier should have no trouble getting to the door. If you would rather take the snowblower to your usual repair shop, just let me know and I will drop it off there instead. Warm regards, Marisol

    What happened to Ken's snowblower on Thursday morning?

    1. It was stolen from the driveway
    2. It ran out of fuel in the storm
    3. It began making a grinding noise
    4. It would not start in the cold

23. Choose the correct comparative: 'This route is ______ than the highway during rush hour.'

    1. faster
    2. more faster
    3. fastest
    4. more fast

24. What is Listening Part 1 called?

    1. Listening to a Discussion
    2. Listening to a News Item
    3. Listening for Information
    4. Listening to Problem Solving

25. How many tasks are in the CELPIP Speaking component?

    1. Twelve
    2. Two
    3. Eight
    4. Six

26. What price does the July 2026 guidebook list for the CELPIP-General Test?

    1. $250 plus taxes
    2. $199 plus taxes
    3. $325 plus taxes
    4. $295 plus taxes

27. A Canadian Experience Class applicant works in a TEER 0 or 1 occupation. What English level must they reach?

    1. CLB 8
    2. CLB 5
    3. CLB 9
    4. CLB 7

28. Fill the gap: 'The landlord promised to ______ the broken window before the weekend.'

    1. reply
    2. repair
    3. repeat
    4. remain

29. The prompt asks you to 'explain how the problem has affected you.' Which sentence does that?

    1. Please send a technician this week.
    2. Without the heater, my children have been sleeping in coats.
    3. The heater was installed in October.
    4. The heater is made by a large company and came with a warranty.

30. A. Last year Halden Software, a 120-person company in Waterloo, tried a four-day work week for six months. Staff kept their full salaries but worked 32 hours instead of 40, with every Friday off. B. Managers measured the results carefully. The number of completed projects stayed almost exactly the same, and sick days fell by about a quarter. In an anonymous survey, nine out of ten employees said they felt less stressed. Customer satisfaction scores, however, dipped slightly in the first two months, mainly because clients could not reach anyone on Fridays. C. To fix that problem, the company created a small rotating team that works Fridays and takes a different weekday off instead. Halden has now made the four-day week permanent. Its chief executive admits the model may not suit every business, especially those that must serve customers in person every day.

    Which paragraph explains how Halden solved its Friday customer problem?

    1. Paragraph C
    2. Not given in the passage
    3. Paragraph B
    4. Paragraph A