CELPIP Reading — all 4 parts, part by part

CELPIP Reading is 4 named parts, about 38 scored questions, in roughly 43–56 minutes. Unlike Listening you can move back and forth within the section — but each part has its own trap: reply-completion tone, diagram fine print, the "not given" option, and stance-consistent blanks. Below is a guide to every part: what it tests, the technique that lifts a 7 to a 9, an original worked example, and the mistakes that cap people.

Part 1: Reading Correspondence

11 questions

Can you read an everyday letter or email for purpose, tone and implied meaning — then complete a natural-sounding reply?

Part 2: Reading to Apply a Diagram

8 questions

Can you cross-reference a visual — a schedule, flyer, map or form — against a message that depends on it?

Part 3: Reading for Information

9 questions

Can you match statements to the paragraph that contains them — when the statements never reuse the passage's wording?

Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints

10 questions

Can you keep several people's opinions straight inside one article — and then infer an unstated commenter's stance?

Drill the real formats in free CELPIP Reading practice, sit the whole section in the full CELPIP mock, and see how levels map to CLB in the CELPIP score decoder. Listening is decoded part-by-part too: CELPIP Listening guide.