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CELPIP Listening: the six parts

Everyone who takes the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) does CELPIP Listening, because it’s in both CELPIP-General and CELPIP-General LS. You hear everyday English, from a conversation about a problem to a news item and a discussion, and answer questions on each recording. There are six parts and 38 questions, and Paragon Testing Enterprises allows 46 to 55 minutes.

6Parts in the Listening test
38Questions across the six parts
46 to 55 minutesThe time Paragon allows

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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What’s in each part of CELPIP Listening?

Paragon names the six parts like this:

Listening to Problem Solving
Listening to a Daily Life Conversation
Listening for Information
Listening to a News Item
Listening to a Discussion
Listening to Viewpoints

Some of the questions are unscored, and the format page explains why.

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How Listening is scored

Your Listening result is a CELPIP level of its own. Paragon’s results page has a section on approximate scores and CELPIP levels for the Listening test, and the score chart turns each level into plain words.

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Where to practise CELPIP Listening

Paragon’s free practice tests include Listening, and you can check the correct answers afterwards. Its free Listening Pro webinar covers this part, with recordings on the CELPIP YouTube channel. Our own practice test has no listening questions.

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Sources: CELPIP and 3 more. Checked November 2026.

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