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CELPIP Reading, part by part

If you’re booking CELPIP-General LS for citizenship, you won’t see this part: Reading is only in CELPIP-General, the four-skill version of the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP). CELPIP Reading gives you 43 to 56 minutes for 38 questions. Every text is an everyday one, such as a message, a diagram to apply to a situation or a piece giving people’s views.

4Parts in the Reading test
GeneralThe only version with Reading
43 to 56 minutesFor 38 questions in four parts

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

What’s in CELPIP Reading?

Each part uses a different kind of text:

Reading Correspondence
Reading to Apply a Diagram
Reading for Information
Reading for Viewpoints

Reading also has unscored questions mixed in, which the format page explains.

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How to practise CELPIP Reading

Paragon’s free practice tests include Reading, with the correct answers. The 20 practice questions on this site are reading and vocabulary, four for each of the four parts plus vocabulary, with a tip in each explanation.

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How Reading is scored

Reading gets its own CELPIP level, separate from your other three skills. For Paragon’s own guide to how raw answers relate to levels, see the Approximate Scores section for Reading on its results page. The score chart explains what each level means.

See the score chart →

Sources: CELPIP and 2 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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