Listening Part 2: Daily Life Conversation
Part 2 plays one casual conversation between two people who know each other, about 1.5 to 2 minutes, then asks 5 questions in about 5 minutes. You hear each question once, only the answer options appear on screen, and some questions use pictures instead of text.
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Listening Part 2 format: how the test plays out
Every panel below is a moment from the exam interface this site rebuilds. Read the flow once, then run the same screens yourself in the demo.
Two people who know each other talk for about 1.5 to 2 minutes.
You hear each question once. Only the answer options appear on screen, and some questions use pictures instead of text.
One casual conversation, then all five questions in a row, about 5 minutes in all.
That is the whole flow. The demo runs these exact screens with a real question, timed like test day.
How Listening Part 2 is scored
Listening is scored by computer, one point per correct answer and no penalty for a wrong one. Your raw score out of 38 converts to a CELPIP level from 1 to 12, aligned with CLB. The conversion is equated to each test form, so the exact raw score a level needs can shift slightly with that sitting’s difficulty.
38 scored questions across the six Listening parts
No penalty for guessing, and a blank counts the same as a wrong answer
The raw score converts to CELPIP levels 1 to 12, aligned with CLB
Score equating adjusts the conversion for each form’s difficulty, so fixed conversion tables are only approximate
Part 2 carries 5 of the 38 scored Listening questions, the smallest listening block, but its picture options make careless errors easy.
Practice here grades every question instantly against the key and tracks your accuracy per part, so you can see which of the six parts is costing you points.
Follow what each speaker wants
Questions probe intentions and reactions, so track who wants what as the talk moves.
Listening Part 2, answered
How many questions are in CELPIP Listening Part 2?
Five, asked after a casual conversation of about 1.5 to 2 minutes between two people who know each other. The whole part takes about 5 minutes.
Do I answer during or after the conversation?
After. The conversation plays in full one time, then the five questions are spoken one at a time with only the answer options visible on screen.
How much is Part 2 worth in the Listening score?
Part 2 carries 5 of the 38 scored Listening questions, the smallest share of any listening part, with one point per correct answer and no penalty for guessing.
What is the conversation usually about?
Everyday plans and reactions between friends, family, or coworkers. The questions probe what each speaker wants and how they respond to each other.
All CELPIP Listening question types, covered
6 parts · about 47 minutes on the mockA longer everyday conversation; you keep track of what each speaker wants.
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