How many questions are in Reading Part 4?

Ten: five multiple-choice questions about the article and five drop-down blanks in a reader's comment. You have thirteen minutes.

What is the reader's comment?

A short response to the article written by a reader. It has five blanks, and you choose the option for each so that the comment makes sense as a reply to the arguments.

Why is Part 4 considered the hardest?

It has the longest text, competing viewpoints, and questions that test attribution and inference rather than single facts. It also comes last.

Public issues with reasonable arguments on both sides: work, transport, housing, technology, education and community life, usually in a Canadian context.

Is Part 4 practice free?

The Test 1 item is free without an account, with full explanations. The other 49 Part 4 items come with a plan.

CELPIP Reading · Part 4 of 4

CELPIP Reading Part 4: Reading for Viewpoints

Part 4 is the longest and hardest Reading part. The article presents more than one viewpoint on a public issue, such as a four-day work week, bike lanes or screen time in schools, and it quotes or summarises people who disagree with each other.

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Practice items

An article presenting different opinions on an issue, then 5 multiple-choice questions, followed by a reader's comment with 5 drop-down blanks. 13 minutes for all 10 questions.

What this part tests

Reading for Viewpoints

Five multiple-choice questions ask what each side believes, what evidence is offered, and what the writer concludes. Then a reader's comment appears with five drop-down blanks; you complete it so that it responds sensibly to the article's arguments.

You have thirteen minutes. Celpify's free Test 1 item for Part 4 includes the article, the comment and an explanation for every question, including how each blank connects to a specific argument in the article.

The trap

Part 4 distractors attribute a real argument to the wrong side, or state the writer's summary of an opposing view as if it were the writer's own. Track who holds each view and whether the writer agrees, and the questions become attribution checks.

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The Test 1 part is open to everyone.

Test 1 · Free

The Four-Day Work Week Revolution

13 min · answers and explanations included

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All 50 Reading for Viewpoints practice items

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

Test 1The Four-Day Work Week Revolution13 minFree
Test 2The Phone-Free School Experiment13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 3The Urban Garden Revolution13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 4Bringing Pets to the Office13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 5The Rise of Walking Meetings13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 6The Standing Desk Revolution13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 7Meditation in the Corporate World13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 8The Open-Plan Office Debate13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 9The Case for Unplugged Vacations13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 10Should Workplaces Restrict Meat on the Menu?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 11Should Restaurants Ban Single-Use Plastics?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 12The Debate Over Year-Round School Calendars13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 13The Car-Free Zone Debate13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 14The Debate Over Government Arts Funding13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 15The Debate Over Electric Vehicle Subsidies13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 16The Rent Control Debate13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 17The Children's Screen Time Debate13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 18The Universal Basic Income Debate13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 19Citizen Assemblies: Democracy's Next Step?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 20Free Public Transit: Progress or Policy Mistake?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 21Library Makerspaces: A New Direction or a Distraction?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 22Outdoor Classrooms in Elementary Schools13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 23Therapy Dogs at the Office: A Real Reform or a Distraction?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 24Community Fridges: Genuine Help or Liability Magnet?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 25The 'No-Meeting Wednesday' Experiment13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 26Class Outdoors All Year: The Forest School Question13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 27Compost or Pay: The Apartment Bylaw Battle13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 28The Slow Cafeteria Experiment13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 29Goodbye to the Government Envelope?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 30Phone-Free Classrooms: Are Locked Pouches the Answer?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 31Watching the Streets: The Fight Over Downtown Cameras13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 32The Ugly-Vegetable Aisle13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 33Paying to Drive Downtown13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 34Whose Home Is It? The Short-Term Rental Showdown13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 35The Restaurant That Banned Tipping13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 36The Cashless Counter: Who Gets Shut Out?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 37The End of Free Returns?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 38When the Doctor Prescribes a Walk in the Park13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 39Homework in the Age of AI13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 40Who's Watching You Work from Home?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 41Letting Teenagers Sleep In: One Board's Later-Start Pilot13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 42The Battle Over the Leaf Blower13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 43Should Every New Roof Be Green?13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 44The Library That Forgave Its Fines13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 45Reclaiming the Night Sky13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 46A Dime on Every Bottle13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 47When Robots Took the Sidewalk13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 48Selling Sugar to Kids13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 49The Doctor Will See You Online13 minIncluded in a plan
Test 50What's in the Water?13 minIncluded in a plan

How to score higher on Part 4

Underline the position words: 'supporters say', 'critics argue', 'the author believes'. Each question depends on one of them.
Write a one-line summary for each side before the questions. The five multiple-choice items are answered from it.
In the reader's comment, decide first whether the commenter agrees or disagrees with the article. Every blank must be consistent with that stance.
Budget seven minutes for the article and questions and six for the comment. The comment takes longer than it looks.

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

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

Part 4 questions people ask

How many questions are in Reading Part 4?: Ten: five multiple-choice questions about the article and five drop-down blanks in a reader's comment. You have thirteen minutes.
What is the reader's comment?: A short response to the article written by a reader. It has five blanks, and you choose the option for each so that the comment makes sense as a reply to the arguments.
Why is Part 4 considered the hardest?: It has the longest text, competing viewpoints, and questions that test attribution and inference rather than single facts. It also comes last.
What topics appear?: Public issues with reasonable arguments on both sides: work, transport, housing, technology, education and community life, usually in a Canadian context.
Is Part 4 practice free?: The Test 1 item is free without an account, with full explanations. The other 49 Part 4 items come with a plan.