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CELPIP Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

CELPIP Listening Part 5 Practice Test: School Festival Activities Planning

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A free Listening Part 5 practice test in the CELPIP format: 8 questions with the answer key. Play each recording once, as in the real test, answer, then check your answers at the bottom of the page. The transcript is under each recording.

Questions
8
Format
1 video, questions after it
Question style
Multiple choice, 4 options
Play like the real test
Each recording plays once, then each question with 30 seconds to answer (Parts 4–6: one timer for the part). No pausing to replay, like test day.

  1. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

  2. Why does Idris prefer performances?

  3. What concern does Lara raise first?

  4. Why does Hana favor food booths?

  5. What consultation compromise emerges?

  6. What makes consultation more than symbolic?

  7. How do Idris and Hana differ?

  8. Why can't they settle the format yet?

Transcript (read it after you answer)

woman1: Idris, food booths are what families remember. Last year's tasting tables were the highlight people still mention.

man1: Hana, I hear you, but performances on stage create the deeper learning moment for students themselves.

woman2: That's where I get nervous. Whatever we choose, equal representation is the piece that goes wrong every year.

woman1: Lara, fair point, but food booths actually achieve representation more easily than performances, which often spotlight only a few groups.

man1: Granted, although a curated performance schedule could balance regions that get repeatedly overlooked at events like ours.

woman2: Curating is the part that quietly slips. Last year three families withdrew because they felt token-listed at the program's end.

man1: Fair criticism, although the answer isn't to drop performances. It's to build the schedule with parents, not around them.

woman1: Building with parents is wonderful, but our planning timeline is six weeks. That's not enough lead time.

woman2: Six weeks is tight, although shorter consultations with two parent reps per community might be more workable than full meetings.

man1: Lara's idea fits, on condition those reps actually have decision-making weight, not just feedback collection.

woman1: Decision-making weight changes the calculus, although the budget piece nobody has touched still worries me.

man1: Hana's right that costs need scoping. Stage rental alone last year ate nearly a third of the programming budget.

woman2: That's the dropped point I keep forgetting to raise. We can't plan booths or performances without firm numbers.

woman1: Should the event lean educational with structured activities, or stay casual? I lean educational this year.

man1: Casual celebration brings warmth, although structured pieces give teachers something to reference in classrooms afterwards.

woman2: I'll request the budget breakdown tomorrow. Hana, could you sketch the booth layout while Idris confirms parent reps?

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This is Part 5 of CELPIP Listening Practice Test 35. Take all 6 parts (38 questions) for a score and an estimated CLB.

Answer key

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  1. What are the speakers mainly discussing? C. Planning inclusive festival activities
  2. Why does Idris prefer performances? B. They create deeper student learning
  3. What concern does Lara raise first? A. Some communities receive poor representation
  4. Why does Hana favor food booths? B. They support equal participation
  5. What consultation compromise emerges? C. Two empowered representatives per community
  6. What makes consultation more than symbolic? D. Representatives receive genuine decision authority
  7. How do Idris and Hana differ? C. Structured learning versus broad participation
  8. Why can't they settle the format yet? A. Three planning constraints interconnect

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