Reading Part 4: Viewpoints
Part 4 is the hardest part: a news style article quotes several people on a local issue, and you answer 5 questions about their viewpoints, then complete a reader comment with 5 more blanks, all in about 13 minutes. Its 10 questions are the largest block of Reading points.
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Reading Part 4 format: how the test plays out
Every panel below is a moment from the exam interface this site rebuilds. Read the flow once, then run the same screens yourself in the demo.
A news style article quotes several people on a local issue.
They ask what each quoted person actually thinks, not just what the article says.
Fill 5 more blanks in a reader’s comment on the article, all in about 13 minutes.
The largest block of Reading points: five viewpoint questions, then five blanks in a reader comment, about 13 minutes.
That is the whole flow. The demo runs these exact screens with a real question, timed like test day.
How Reading Part 4 is scored
Reading is scored by computer, one point per correct answer and no penalty for a wrong one. Your raw score out of 38 converts to a CELPIP level from 1 to 12, aligned with CLB.
38 scored questions across the four Reading parts
No penalty for guessing, so an educated guess always beats a blank
The raw score converts to CELPIP levels 1 to 12, aligned with CLB
Part 4 carries 10 of the 38 scored Reading questions, about a quarter of the raw score, at the end of Reading where time pressure peaks.
Practice here grades every question instantly, shows the evidence sentence behind each answer, and tracks accuracy per part across the bank.
Submit and see the evidence
Every question comes back judged against the key, with an explanation and a Find in passage jump to the exact sentence that proves the answer.
Reading Part 4, answered
How many questions are in CELPIP Reading Part 4?
Ten in about 13 minutes: five questions about the viewpoints in the article, then five blanks in a reader comment responding to it.
What is the Part 4 article like?
A news style piece quoting several named people on a local issue. The questions ask what each quoted person actually thinks, not just what the article says.
How much is Part 4 worth in the Reading score?
Part 4 carries 10 of the 38 scored Reading questions, about a quarter of the Reading raw score, with no penalty for guessing.
What is the reader comment section?
A comment on the article with five blanks. The right options fit the commenter’s stance and the article’s content at the same time.
All CELPIP Reading question types, covered
4 parts · about 55 minutes on the mockWeigh the quoted speakers’ positions in an article, then complete a reader’s comment on it.
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