Score Rubric

All four components such as Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking of the CELPIP-General Test and the CELPIP-General LS Test is given a CELPIP level. Below is a chart of score rubric of each CELPIP level and its corresponding description. As the CELPIP test scores have been evaluated against the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels, the CLB level equivalencies are presented for your information.

CELPIP LEVEL	CELPIP DESCRIPTION	CLB LEVEL
12	Advanced proficiency in workplace and community contexts	12
11	Advanced proficiency in workplace and community contexts	11
10	Highly effective proficiency in workplace and community contexts	10
9	Effective proficiency in workplace and community contexts	9
8	Good proficiency in workplace and community contexts	8
7	Adequate proficiency in workplace and community contexts	7
6	Developing proficiency in workplace and community contexts	6
5	Acquiring proficiency in workplace and community contexts	5
4	Adequate proficiency for daily life activities	4
3	Some proficiency in limited contexts	3
M	Minimal proficiency or insufficient information to assess	0,1,2
NA	Not Administered: test taker did not receive this test component	/

SPEAKING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Categories	Factors
Content/Coherence	Number of ideas Quality of ideas Organization of ideas Examples and supporting details
Vocabulary	Word choice Suitable use of words and phrases Range of words and phrases Precision and accuracy
Listenability	Rhythm, pronunciation, and intonation Pauses, interjections, and self-correction Grammar and sentence structure Variety of sentence structure
Task fulfillment	Relevance Completeness Tone Length

WRITING PERFOMANCE STANDARDS

Categories	Factors
Content/Coherence	Number of ideas Quality of ideas Organization of ideas Examples and supporting details
Vocabulary	Word choice Suitable use of words and phrases Range of words and phrases Precision and accuracy
Readability	Format and paragraphing Connectors and transitions Grammar and sentence structure Spelling and punctuation
Task fulfillment	Relevance Completeness Tone Word count

APPROXIMATE SCORES AND CELPIP LEVELS FOR THE LISTENING TEST

Listening Raw Score Listening Score/38	CELPIP Level
35-38	10-12
33-35	9
30-33	8
27-31	7
22-28	6
17-23	5
11-18	4
7-12	3
0-7	M

APPROXIMATE SCORES AND CELPIP LEVELS FOR THE READING TEST

Reading Raw Score Reading Score/38	CELPIP Level
33-38	10-12
31-33	9
28-31	8
24-28	7
19-25	6
15-20	5
10-16	4
8-11	3
0-7	M

Disclaimer: This example chart shows how raw scores in the Reading Test approximately correspond to CELPIP Levels. Since questions may have different levels of difficulty and may therefore be equated differently, the raw score for a certain level may vary slightly from one test to another.

Reference: https://www.celpip.ca/test-scoring/

Score Rubric

SPEAKING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

WRITING PERFOMANCE STANDARDS

APPROXIMATE SCORES AND CELPIP LEVELS FOR THE LISTENING TEST

APPROXIMATE SCORES AND CELPIP LEVELS FOR THE READING TEST

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