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What the test looks like and what your scores mean for Express Entry.

• CLB levels and CRS points

  How CELPIP levels turn into Canadian Language Benchmarks and Express Entry points.

• CELPIP Listening

  Six parts. Each recording plays once, and the questions test what you understood, not what you remember word for word.

• CELPIP Reading

  Four parts with emails, diagrams, information and opinion texts. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every question.

• CELPIP Writing

  Two tasks: an email and a survey response. Raters look at content, vocabulary, readability and whether you did the task.

• CELPIP Speaking

  Eight short tasks recorded on a computer, each with preparation time. Raters look at content, vocabulary, listenability and task fulfillment.