Listening Part 3: Information
Part 3 plays one fact-heavy conversation where one speaker explains something the other wants to know, about 2 to 2.5 minutes, then asks 6 questions in about 6 minutes. Numbers, conditions, and corrections carry the answers, so this is the part where notes pay off most.
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Listening Part 3 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.
One speaker explains something the other wants to know, for about 2 to 2.5 minutes.
Numbers, conditions, and corrections carry the answers, so this is the part where notes matter most.
One fact heavy conversation, then six spoken questions, about 6 minutes in all.
That is the whole flow. The demo runs these exact screens with a real question, timed like test day.
How Listening Part 3 is scored
Listening 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 six Listening parts
No penalty for guessing, and a blank counts the same as a wrong answer
The raw score converts to CELPIP levels 1 to 12, aligned with CLB
Part 3 carries 6 of the 38 scored Listening questions, and its dense details make notes worth more here than anywhere else in Listening.
Practice here grades every question instantly against the key and tracks your accuracy per part, so you can see which of the six parts is costing you points.
Watch for corrections
When a speaker revises a detail, the corrected version is usually what the question asks for.
Listening Part 3, answered
How many questions are in CELPIP Listening Part 3?
Six, asked after one fact heavy conversation of about 2 to 2.5 minutes in which one speaker explains something the other wants to know. The part runs about 6 minutes.
Are the Part 3 questions spoken or written?
Spoken. You hear each stem once, then choose from four options shown on screen, with 30 seconds per question.
How much is Part 3 worth in the Listening score?
Part 3 carries 6 of the 38 scored Listening questions, one point each, no penalty for wrong answers.
What details do Part 3 questions target?
Numbers, conditions, and corrections. When a speaker revises a detail mid conversation, the corrected version is usually what the question asks for.
All CELPIP Listening question types, covered
6 parts · about 47 minutes on the mockA fact-dense talk where the details, not the gist, earn the marks.
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