How many speakers are in Part 5?

Three. They take part as equals in a discussion, unlike Parts 1 to 3, which have two speakers, or Parts 4 and 6, which have one.

Is Part 5 a video on the real test?

Yes. The official test shows a video clip of the discussion. Celpify plays the audio only, and the questions and timing are the same.

Are the questions spoken?

No. The eight questions appear on screen after the clip, each with four choices, and you answer within the shared time limit.

About nine minutes in total: the clip of one and a half to two minutes, then eight questions.

Is the Part 5 practice free?

The Test 1 item is free, with the labelled transcript and answer explanations. The other 49 Part 5 items come with a plan.

CELPIP Listening · Part 5 of 6

CELPIP Listening Part 5: Discussion

Part 5 is a discussion among three people who have to decide something together: where an office should move, how a project budget should be split, whether a new policy is a good idea. On the official test you watch a short video clip of the discussion. On Celpify you hear the same discussion as audio.

Questions

Minutes

Speakers

Three speakers taking part as equals

Practice items

One discussion of about 1.5 to 2 minutes among three participants, then 8 questions shown on screen with four answer choices each. The official test shows the discussion as a video; Celpify plays the audio.

What this part tests

Listening to a Discussion

Eight questions follow, shown on screen with four choices each. They ask who holds which view, where two speakers agree or disagree, what changes someone's mind, and what the group decides. You do not hear the questions; you read them.

With three voices, keeping track of who said what is the whole task. Celpify's free Test 1 item for Part 5 includes the transcript with speaker labels so you can check each attribution after you answer.

The trap

The wrong answers in Part 5 attribute a real opinion to the wrong person. Every option in a 'who thinks' question was said by someone. The test is whether you noted the right name next to it.

Try it free

The Test 1 part is open to everyone.

Test 1 · Free

Office Relocation Decision

8 min · answers and explanations included

Start Test 1 free

All 50 Discussion practice items

One item per test, from Test 1 to Test 50. Test 1 is free; the rest come with a plan.

Test 1Office Relocation Decision8 minFree
Test 2Company Retreat Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 3Product Launch Timeline8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 4Tournament Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 5Block Party Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 6Corporate Sustainability Initiative8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 7Group Project Division8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 8Community Fundraiser Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 9Flexible Work Policy8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 10School Spring Fair Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 11Neighbourhood Shared Garden Layout8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 12Charity Half-Marathon Logistics8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 13Classroom Field Trip Destination8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 14Animal Shelter Volunteer Rotation8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 15Startup Investor Pitch Deck Revisions8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 16Monthly Book Club Reading List8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 17Youth Soccer League Fundraiser8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 18Condo Board Playground Refurbishment8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 19Graduation Ceremony Format8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 20Hiking Club Trail Maintenance Project8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 21Volunteer Recognition Event Planning8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 22Student Council Sustainability Pledge8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 23Office Lunch Room Renovation Plan8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 24Class Trip Destination Vote8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 25Community Library Renovation Priorities8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 26Cohousing Laundry Decision8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 27Downtown Loyalty Card Program8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 28Weekend Homework Ban8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 29Car-Free Sunday Streets8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 30Widening a Heritage Main Street for Cycling Infrastructure8 minIncluded in a plan
Test 31Choosing Makerspace Grant Equipment9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 32Building Short-Term-Rental Policy9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 33Designing a Fair Babysitting Co-op Schedule9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 34School Mural Theme Decision9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 35Whether to Add a Hot-Food Deli Counter at the Co-op Grocery9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 36Theatre Troupe Season Selection9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 37Designing a Cafeteria Food-Waste Reduction Program9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 38Shared EV Charger Placement9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 39Choosing a Theme for a Temporary Local-History Exhibit9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 40Sports Club Uniform Redesign9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 41Community Garden Surplus Harvest9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 42Block Emergency Preparedness Plan9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 43Choosing a Community Newsletter Format9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 44Benefit Concert Setlist9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 45Planning a Schoolyard Naturalization9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 46Planning the Multicultural Food Festival Layout9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 47Prioritizing Community Hall Accessibility Upgrades9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 48Scheduling Warming Centre Volunteers9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 49Choosing a Youth Robotics Competition9 minIncluded in a plan
Test 50Choosing Public Art for a Transit Station9 minIncluded in a plan

How to score higher on Part 5

Write the three names or roles as column headers before the clip starts, then put each opinion under the person who said it.
Mark agreement and disagreement with a plus or a minus next to the name. Several questions ask who sided with whom.
Note the moment someone changes position. The question about the final decision depends on it.
Read each question stem for the name it asks about before you look at the choices.

Part of the 38 scored Listening questions. The raw score converts to a CELPIP level from M to 12, and that level equals your CLB level.

Read the CELPIP Listening guide for this part and the Listening score chart.

Part 5 questions people ask

How many speakers are in Part 5?: Three. They take part as equals in a discussion, unlike Parts 1 to 3, which have two speakers, or Parts 4 and 6, which have one.
Is Part 5 a video on the real test?: Yes. The official test shows a video clip of the discussion. Celpify plays the audio only, and the questions and timing are the same.
Are the questions spoken?: No. The eight questions appear on screen after the clip, each with four choices, and you answer within the shared time limit.
How long is Part 5?: About nine minutes in total: the clip of one and a half to two minutes, then eight questions.
Is the Part 5 practice free?: The Test 1 item is free, with the labelled transcript and answer explanations. The other 49 Part 5 items come with a plan.