Reading Part 2: Apply a Diagram
Part 2 pairs a diagram with an email that reacts to it. You fill 5 blanks inside the email, then answer 3 comprehension questions, with 9 minutes on the clock. Most blanks can only be solved by checking both sources.
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Reading Part 2 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 flyer, schedule, or listing sits beside an email that reacts to it.
Most blanks can only be solved by checking both the diagram and the email.
Comprehension questions close the part, with 9 minutes on the clock for all of it.
Two sources side by side. The email blanks come first, then three comprehension questions, 9 minutes in all.
That is the whole flow. The demo runs these exact screens with a real question, timed like test day.
How Reading Part 2 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 2 carries 8 of the 38 scored Reading questions, and blanks count as wrong, so an educated guess always beats leaving one empty.
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 2, answered
How many questions are in CELPIP Reading Part 2?
Eight in 9 minutes: five blanks inside an email that reacts to the diagram, then three comprehension questions.
What kind of diagram appears in Part 2?
A flyer, schedule, or listing, the kind of everyday document you would scan in real life. The email beside it responds to that document.
How much is Part 2 worth in the Reading score?
Part 2 carries 8 of the 38 scored Reading questions, one point each, no penalty for guessing, and a blank counts the same as a wrong answer.
Why are the email blanks tricky?
Most blanks can only be solved by checking both sources. The email paraphrases the diagram, so the answer usually requires connecting a detail across the two.
All CELPIP Reading question types, covered
4 parts · about 55 minutes on the mockPull details from a flyer, schedule, or listing to complete an email about it, plus follow-up questions.
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