CELPIP Writing Practice Test 4

CELPIP Writing Practice Test 4 is a free, full-length CELPIP writing test for the 2026 format. It follows the real exam: two tasks in 53 minutes, with about 27 minutes for Task 1 and 26 minutes for Task 2, and an automatic move to Task 2 when the first timer ends. Your submission is evaluated by CELPIP experts and returned with a CLB band score and detailed feedback, so this is a realistic way to practise CELPIP email writing before test day.

What is in this CELPIP writing test?

Task 1 is Writing an Email, and the required register here is an informal email to an old friend. A friend from college has just moved to your city for a new job, and you have not seen each other in a few years. In about 150 to 200 words, welcome them and say how you feel about the move, suggest a specific day, time and place to meet up and explain why, and offer some helpful advice about living in your city.

Task 2 is Responding to Survey Questions. Your city has money to improve travel downtown and asks residents to choose which improvement to build first: better public transit with more frequent buses and a new light-rail line, or more parking with several new parking garages. Pick one option and explain your reasons in about 150 to 200 words. Argue for the option you selected; switching sides midway lowers your task fulfilment score.

Informal email: what the experts look for

Task 1 here is an informal email, so a warm, friendly tone is expected. A strong informal CELPIP email still has a clear purpose and covers every bullet point, but it uses a relaxed greeting, everyday vocabulary and a personal voice, as you would when writing to a neighbour or friend. Writing an overly formal, stiff email for an informal prompt is a common mistake, and our evaluation applies a penalty when the register does not match the task, so practise hitting a natural, friendly tone here.

How your writing is scored

Both tasks are evaluated by CELPIP experts against the official descriptors on four criteria: Content and Coherence (30%), Vocabulary (20%), Readability (25%) and Task Fulfilment (25%), each scored 1 to 12 and combined into a weighted band. Your results include an overall band, a breakdown by criterion, an overall feedback summary, error highlights (mistakes in red, corrections in green), and a polished high-band rewrite so you can see how to reach CLB 9 and above.

Tips for this test

• Plan for two or three minutes: jot your purpose and the details of the dog's routine before you write.
• Keep the informal email warm and natural, but still cover all three bullet points clearly.
• In Task 2, state your choice of office or home in the first sentence, then give two developed reasons.
• Aim for 150 to 200 words per task and leave time to fix small grammar and spelling errors.
• Use Exam mode for real timing, then study the expert feedback and model samples.