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CELPIP Listening Part 5: Listening to a Discussion

CELPIP Listening Part 5 Practice Test: Speech Contest Judging Format

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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 Sophie, Diana, and Ronan deciding?

  2. What concern does Ronan raise about competition?

  3. Why does Sophie propose two categories?

  4. What value does the group prioritize?

  5. What compromise does the group reach?

  6. Who will contact the regional federation?

  7. Why does Diana request the draft?

  8. How does the conversation finally conclude?

Transcript (read it after you answer)

woman1: We've got the venue confirmed for the eighteenth. Diana, are you still pushing for formal judging?

woman2: I am, Sophie. A scored competition gives our strongest speakers something real to work toward.

man1: Strongest speakers have plenty of stages already, Diana. What our newer members lack is a low-pressure place to actually start.

woman1: Ronan's onto something. Half our roster have never spoken publicly outside this room. A scored event might scare them off.

woman2: Scaring people off isn't the goal, but coddling them indefinitely doesn't build skill either. Stakes are how you grow.

man1: Stakes are useful when you're ready for them. Imposing stakes prematurely just confirms beginners' worst fears.

woman1: What if we ran two parallel categories — beginner showcase and advanced competition — under the same evening?

woman2: That could work, although splitting attention dilutes the prestige of the competitive side.

man1: Prestige isn't really our remit. We're a club, not a televised contest.

woman2: Fair, but if winners aren't visibly recognized, no one trains seriously between events.

woman1: Then prizes for advanced, certificates for showcase. Beginners still leave with something tangible without facing rankings.

man1: I could support that, provided the showcase goes first so newcomers aren't watching polished speakers and panicking.

woman2: Going first is reasonable. My condition is that judges for advanced are actually qualified — no friends of the club.

woman1: Agreed. I'll reach out to the regional federation tomorrow about lending us two certified adjudicators.

man1: And I'll write up an announcement that frames the showcase warmly. The wording matters more than people realise.

woman2: Send me the draft before posting; tone slips quickly when we're trying too hard to be welcoming.

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This is Part 5 of CELPIP Listening Practice Test 40. Take all 6 parts (38 questions) for a score and an estimated CLB.

Answer key

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  1. What are Sophie, Diana, and Ronan deciding? C. Format for judging speech contest
  2. What concern does Ronan raise about competition? D. Beginners need a gentler entry
  3. Why does Sophie propose two categories? B. Offers beginners safer entry
  4. What value does the group prioritize? D. Protects beginners developing skill
  5. What compromise does the group reach? A. Separate categories, beginner showcase first
  6. Who will contact the regional federation? B. Sophie will contact the federation
  7. Why does Diana request the draft? C. To check its welcoming tone
  8. How does the conversation finally conclude? D. Ronan drafts before Diana reviews

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