Free CELPIP® Speaking practice test 2026: all 8 tasks, rated by AI

Practise all eight CELPIP-General Speaking tasks with the test’s own preparation and speaking times, from giving advice to describing an unusual object. Your recordings are rated on the four dimensions CELPIP raters use, Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Listenability and Task Fulfillment, and you get a CELPIP level and CLB for Speaking.

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By the Prepiva team · Last reviewed October 30, 2026 · How we make and review our content

What is in this practice test

All 8 Speaking tasks in the test’s order, about 15 minutes
The test’s preparation and speaking times, with recording that starts and stops by itself
A rating for every task on the four CELPIP dimensions, with a reason for each
A CELPIP level and CLB for Speaking, with your recordings and transcripts in the report
No sign-up to start; a free account shows your report
Your first Speaking practice rated free; Pro rates every attempt, 80 tasks in 10 tests

How the Speaking practice test works

The practice runs the Speaking section of a full CELPIP-General test on its own: the same eight tasks in the same order, each with its own clocks. A microphone check comes first. Then, for each task, the prompt appears and a clock counts down your preparation time. Recording starts by itself when you hear “Start speaking now” and stops when the speaking time ends. The test moves on, and you cannot record a task again or go back.

The eight Speaking tasks and their clocks
Task	Preparation	Speaking
1. Giving Advice	30 seconds	90 seconds
2. Talking about a Personal Experience	30 seconds	60 seconds
3. Describing a Scene	30 seconds	60 seconds
4. Making Predictions	30 seconds	60 seconds
5. Comparing and Persuading	60 seconds to choose, then 60 seconds	60 seconds
6. Dealing with a Difficult Situation	60 seconds	60 seconds
7. Expressing Opinions	30 seconds	90 seconds
8. Describing an Unusual Situation	30 seconds	60 seconds

Tasks 3 and 4 use the same picture of a busy scene, Task 5 shows two options with facts and then a third that someone else prefers, and Task 8 shows an unusual object. Use a computer with a microphone, as on test day; headphones help you hear the instructions. You can pause the practice and come back with the same time left.

For a plan and a practice prompt for each task, read the CELPIP Speaking guide.

Try a Speaking task now

Read the task, give yourself 30 seconds to prepare, then speak for 60 seconds with a timer and record yourself. Then compare your answer with this transcript of a model answer at about level 9, which we wrote for this page.

Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation (about level 9)

Your neighbour Sam has asked you to find a present for his daughter Lily’s tenth birthday. At a craft fair, you see an unusual lamp. Call Sam. Describe the lamp and ask whether he would like you to buy it. Sam cannot see the lamp.

Picture, described in words here (the test shows a picture): a desk lamp shaped like a hot-air balloon, with a round paper shade painted in blue and yellow stripes, a small wicker basket under it that holds pencils, and a dial on the basket. Its price tag says 45 dollars.

Transcript (60-second task, 134 words, fills the time)

Hi Sam, it’s me. I’m at the craft fair, and I think I’ve found something for Lily’s birthday. It’s a desk lamp, but it looks like a little hot-air balloon. The shade is round, about the size of a basketball, and it’s made of paper painted with blue and yellow stripes.

Under the shade there’s a small wicker basket, just like the ones people stand in on a real balloon, and it’s actually a pencil holder, so it’s useful as well as fun. There’s also a dial on the side of the basket that changes the light from bright white for homework to a soft orange for bedtime.

It costs forty-five dollars, which is a bit more than we planned, but it’s handmade. Do you think Lily would like it? Should I buy it?

Prepiva’s estimate: Task 8
Dimension	Estimated level	Why
Content/Coherence	9	A clear order from the first impression to the shade, the basket, the dial and the price, with the question kept for the end.
Vocabulary	9	Precise words for things Sam cannot see (shade, wicker, dial, handmade) and comparisons he can picture: about the size of a basketball.
Listenability	9	Varied, easy-to-follow sentences with natural linking. As a transcript, it cannot show pronunciation.
Task Fulfillment	10	It describes the object for someone who cannot see it, keeps a friendly phone tone and asks the question within the minute.
Overall	About level 9	The rounded average of the four, as Prepiva’s rating computes it

What would raise it:

Say how Lily would use it, for example on her desk beside her bed, so the description leads to the question.
Answer Sam’s likely worry before he asks: whether the paper shade is safe near a bulb, or how the lamp stands.

This answer has 134 words for 60 seconds, a natural pace that fills the time. Read five more rated answers in the CELPIP Speaking samples.

How your Speaking is rated

CELPIP raters rate every Speaking response on four dimensions. Prepiva rates your recordings on the same four:

The four Speaking dimensions in plain words
Dimension	In plain words
Content/Coherence	Do you say enough, in a clear order, with real examples?
Vocabulary	Do you have the right words, and enough different ones?
Listenability	Is your speech easy to follow: rhythm, pauses, grammar and sentence variety?
Task Fulfillment	Did you answer this task, for this listener, using the time?

Each recording is turned into a transcript with its timing, and an AI language model gives each dimension a level from 0 to 12 with a reason, plus one strength and one next step for the task. Your Speaking level is the average of all the dimension levels across the eight tasks, with a tie rounded down. An answer that fills less than about 40% of its time is capped at level 4 for Content/Coherence and Task Fulfillment.

Its limits. The rating reads a transcript, so it cannot hear your pronunciation or intonation, and a speech-recognition mistake can change what it reads. Treat the level as a practice estimate, not a CELPIP result.

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What is free, and what Pro adds

Free: start the Speaking practice without an account and create a free account at the end to see your report. With the free account, your first Speaking practice is rated, and so is your first full mock test, which ends with the same eight tasks.

Pro rates every attempt and opens all 10 CELPIP practice tests, so you can practise 80 different Speaking tasks. See the plans on the free CELPIP practice test page.

FAQ

Is the CELPIP Speaking practice test free?

Yes. You can start it without an account or a card. At the end, you create a free account to see your report, and your first Speaking practice is rated free.

How long is the CELPIP Speaking practice test?

About 15 minutes for eight tasks: 30 or 60 seconds to prepare each one, and 60 or 90 seconds to speak.

What do I need for the Speaking practice?

A laptop or desktop computer with an up-to-date browser and a working microphone, in a quiet room. Headphones help. The real test is taken on a computer at a test centre.

Can I record a task again?

No, as on the test: recording stops when the speaking time ends and the practice moves on. You can take the Speaking practice again from your account.

How is my Speaking rated?

An AI language model rates a transcript of each recording on the four CELPIP dimensions, Content/Coherence, Vocabulary, Listenability and Task Fulfillment, from 0 to 12. It cannot hear pronunciation, so the level is a practice estimate, not a CELPIP result.

Can I practise one Speaking task at a time?

The practice runs all eight tasks in order, as on test day. For one task at a time, the CELPIP Speaking guide has a plan and a practice prompt for each task.

Is Speaking the same on the CELPIP-General LS test?

Yes. CELPIP-General LS, the test IRCC accepts for citizenship, has the same eight Speaking tasks after its Listening section.

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