Free Reading practice · 2026 format
Practise all four current CELPIP-General Reading parts with original questions, test-style timing and answer review. Build an evidence-first method for correspondence, diagrams, information and viewpoints instead of relying on keyword matching or guesswork.
Official Reading time
43–56 min
Published scored parts
4
Published scored questions
38
These figures follow the current official CELPIP-General Test Format. CELPIP also states that Reading can contain unscored test-development items that have the same format as scored items, so every item should receive your best effort. Verify the latest format on the official CELPIP Test Format page.
Exact part practice
The four parts reward different reading behaviours. Correspondence requires purpose and detail tracking; Apply a Diagram requires exact matching between visual and written constraints; Information rewards paragraph mapping and evidence location; Viewpoints requires careful tracking of opinions and implied attitudes. A single generic reading strategy is not enough.
Part 1
Read an everyday email or letter and follow the writer's purpose, details, relationships, tone and meaning in context.
Find this evidence
The sentence or paragraph that proves the writer's purpose, detail or relationship
Avoid this trap
Choosing an option that sounds plausible but changes who did what, why, when or how
Part 2
Connect a written situation to visual information such as a schedule, chart, notice, brochure or diagram. Conditions, labels and small qualifiers matter.
Find this evidence
The exact row, column, label, legend, note, date, time or condition that satisfies the question
Avoid this trap
Matching one condition while missing an exception, eligibility rule, time, price or footnote
Part 3
Locate and interpret information in a multi-paragraph text while separating stated evidence from unsupported ideas.
Find this evidence
The paragraph that contains the fact, relationship or implication needed by the question
Avoid this trap
Selecting a statement that is generally reasonable but not actually supported by the passage
Part 4
Track opinions, reasons, attitudes and implied meaning while separating the writer's position from viewpoints attributed to other people.
Find this evidence
The wording that connects a viewpoint to the correct person, reason, attitude or conclusion
Avoid this trap
Confusing the writer's position with a viewpoint the passage merely reports or challenges
4-part reference
Before choosing an answer, define what kind of evidence the question demands. This reduces the most common Reading mistake: selecting an option because it repeats a keyword while ignoring the relationship, condition, viewpoint or implication the question is actually testing.
| Part | Questions | Primary focus | Evidence to locate | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 Reading Correspondence | 11 | Purpose, detail, relationship, tone and meaning in context | The sentence or paragraph that proves the writer's purpose, detail or relationship | Open → |
Part 2 Reading to Apply a Diagram | 8 | Matching written requirements to visual constraints | The exact row, column, label, legend, note, date, time or condition that satisfies the question | Open → |
Part 3 Reading for Information | 9 | Paragraph mapping, factual support, paraphrase and inference | The paragraph that contains the fact, relationship or implication needed by the question | Open → |
Part 4 Reading for Viewpoints | 10 | Opinions, reasons, attitudes, agreement, contrast and implied meaning | The wording that connects a viewpoint to the correct person, reason, attitude or conclusion | Open → |
Decide whether you need a fact, purpose, relationship, condition, inference, attitude or viewpoint.
Find the sentence, paragraph or visual cell that directly addresses that demand before comparing choices.
Expect correct choices to restate the evidence rather than copy the passage word for word.
Reject choices that add unsupported information, reverse a relationship, miss a condition or assign a viewpoint to the wrong person.
Part 2 has eight published scored questions. The key is not to “read harder”; it is to match a written requirement to the exact visual condition that proves or eliminates an option. Treat the visual as structured data: first identify what each row, column, symbol, label or note means, then apply the question's constraints one by one.
CELPIP publishes an example chart showing how Reading scores out of 38 approximately correspond to CELPIP Levels. These are not fixed cutoffs: CELPIP states that the raw score required for a level can vary slightly from one test to another because questions may have different difficulty and are equated differently.
| CELPIP Level | Approx. Reading /38 |
|---|---|
| 10–12 | 33–38 |
| 9 | 31–33 |
| 8 | 28–31 |
| 7 | 24–28 |
| 6 | 19–25 |
| 5 | 15–20 |
| 4 | 10–16 |
The current official example chart places Level 9 at approximately 31–33 correct answers out of 38. Treat that only as score context. A better study target is to reduce a repeated error category until your performance is stable across several fresh timed sets.
A score by itself is not enough. After a timed set, revisit every wrong answer and every answer you guessed. Find the exact sentence, paragraph, visual condition or viewpoint that supports the correct option. Then classify why you missed it: paraphrase, vocabulary, inference, diagram condition, paragraph mapping, viewpoint confusion or time pressure. Your next practice session should target the repeated error category.
What exact text or visual detail proves the correct answer?
Why did the wrong option look attractive, and what specifically makes it false?
Which task type or reading habit should you practise before another full simulation?
Start with one realistic diagnostic. If one part is clearly weaker, practise that part separately until the same mistake pattern becomes less frequent. Then return to a full Reading simulation to confirm that the improvement survives time pressure. If your target is Level 9, combine task-level practice with the dedicated improvement plan rather than doing random full tests every day.
The current official CELPIP-General format lists Reading at 43–56 minutes. The four published scored part counts total 38 questions, and CELPIP may also include unscored test-development items that look like scored questions.
The four published scored part counts total 38 questions: 11 in Reading Correspondence, 8 in Reading to Apply a Diagram, 9 in Reading for Information and 10 in Reading for Viewpoints.
It is Part 2 of CELPIP Reading. You use information from a visual source and related written context to answer eight questions. Strong practice focuses on titles, labels, legends, conditions, exceptions, dates, times and other precise constraints.
CELPIP's current example chart shows Level 9 at approximately 31–33 correct answers out of 38. CELPIP explicitly warns that the raw score required can vary slightly from one test to another because questions may differ in difficulty and are equated.
First identify which part creates most of your lost marks. Then review every wrong and guessed answer by finding the exact textual or visual evidence, classifying the error, drilling that task type and returning to a full timed Reading simulation. Do not treat an approximate raw-score range as a guaranteed target.
Use both. Part-specific practice is best for fixing a repeated weakness; full Reading simulations are better for testing pacing, concentration and switching between the four task types.