The task library
CELPIP Speaking practice test
Eight tasks, each with its own clock and its own job. Every prompt this simulator can hand you is on these pages, in the open. Reading them beforehand is preparation, not cheating.
The eight tasks
Task 1 — Giving Advice
You read a short situation about someone you know, then tell that person what you think they should do.
- 30 s prep · 90 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 2 — Talking about a Personal Experience
You tell one real story from your own life, with enough detail for the listener to picture it.
- 30 s prep · 60 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 3 — Describing a Scene
You look at a picture and describe what is happening in it to a listener who cannot see it.
- 30 s prep · 60 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 4 — Making Predictions
You look at a picture and say what you think will happen next, and why you think so.
- 30 s prep · 60 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 5 — Comparing and Persuading
You choose one of two options and persuade a named person that your choice is the better one.
- 60 s prep · 60 s response · 60 s to choose
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 6 — Dealing with a Difficult Situation
You are caught between two promises. You pick one person, explain the situation, and offer a way forward.
- 60 s prep · 60 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 7 — Expressing Opinions
You read a statement, say whether you agree or disagree, and give your reasons.
- 30 s prep · 90 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
Task 8 — Describing an Unusual Situation
You describe something hard to name to a listener who cannot see it, and then do the one extra thing the prompt asks for.
- 30 s prep · 60 s response
- 24 prompts in the pool
What the section is
- 8 tasks, about 15 minutes of clock, one sitting.
- Every task: 30 or 60 seconds of preparation, then 60 or 90 seconds of speech. The microphone does not stop and there is no second take.
- 192 prompts across the eight pools, all of them published here.
A prompt you have read is not a task you have answered. The app sets one, runs the real clock on it, and hands back a scored report in about five seconds.