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CELPIP Listening Part 2 Practice Questions: Daily Life Conversation

Practice CELPIP Listening Part 2 with 50 original everyday conversations.

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50 CELPIP Listening Part 2 practice questions

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What is CELPIP Listening Part 2: Listening to a Daily Life Conversation?

One everyday conversation between two people, played straight through: friends deciding on weekend plans, neighbours sorting out a shared cost, colleagues swapping a shift. The focus is on meaning, so the questions ask what the speakers want, how they feel about it and what they agree in the end.

How a practice set runs

Read the introduction and the scenario line.
Listen to the whole conversation once (replay is available in practice).
Answer five multiple-choice questions about the conversation as a whole.
Submit to see your score, the answer key and the transcript.

What you answer

Five multiple-choice questions with four options each. They lean on attitude, intention and implication rather than facts you can match word for word: why a speaker hesitates, what a remark implies, what the pair decide after changing their minds.

Example

Sample question: What does Marco mean when he says the Saturday plan 'might be a stretch'? A) He thinks it is too expensive. B) He doubts there is enough time. C) He wants to invite more people. D) He prefers a different place.

Skills and pitfalls

What CELPIP Listening Part 2 tests

Part 2 checks whether you understand ordinary spoken English between two people: what they want, how they feel about it and what they agree to do.

The questions often ask about meaning rather than facts, such as why a speaker said something or what a comment implies.

How practicing these sets helps

Everyday conversations vary far more than news reports do, so volume matters. Fifty sets expose you to the common situations, the phrases people use to agree or push back, and the way a plan drifts before it settles. The transcript review shows you which line each question was really about.

What you will see

A short conversation between friends, neighbours, coworkers or family members about a plan, a favour or a small disagreement.
One continuous recording, then 5 questions about the conversation as a whole.
Options that describe an attitude or intention, not just a detail you can match word for word.

Skills you need

Understanding tone, hesitation and polite disagreement
Following a plan as it is proposed, adjusted and agreed
Inferring what a speaker means when they do not say it directly
Keeping the whole conversation in mind, not one line

Common mistakes

Answering from a single sentence when the speaker qualified it later
Confusing what one speaker wanted with what both finally agreed
Picking the option that sounds most natural instead of the one the audio supports
Missing a change of mind signalled by tone rather than words

Strategy

How to improve in CELPIP Listening Part 2

Improve Listening Part 2 by practising the 5 habits below on timed sets and reviewing every explanation afterwards.

Listen for the outcome first
Most Part 2 questions circle back to what the two people finally decide. Catch that, and the detail questions become easier to place.
Track feelings, not just facts
Note when a speaker sounds reluctant, surprised or relieved. Questions about attitude are common here and rarely use the speaker's exact words.
Do not stop at the first plan
Everyday conversations often start with one idea and end with another. If an option matches the first idea, check whether it was later changed.
Learn the softening phrases
Phrases like I am not sure that works, or maybe we could, usually mean no. Recognizing them helps you read disagreement that is never stated bluntly.
Use the transcript to check inference questions
When you miss a question about meaning, find the two or three lines that support the correct answer. Inference questions almost always rest on more than one sentence.

FAQ

What do candidates ask about CELPIP Listening Part 2?

Short answers to what candidates ask about Listening to a Daily Life Conversation and about practicing it here.

What is CELPIP Listening Part 2?

Part 2, Listening to a Daily Life Conversation, plays one everyday conversation between two people. You then answer 5 questions about what they mean, want and decide.

How is Part 2 different from Part 1?

Part 1 plays a problem-solving conversation in three segments with 8 questions. Part 2 is one shorter everyday conversation played straight through with 5 questions, and it leans more on meaning and attitude.

How many questions are in Listening Part 2?

Five. Every practice set here follows that structure.

Should I read the questions before the audio?

In the official test the questions appear after the recording, so practice listening for the overall meaning first. These sets follow the same order.

Are the Part 2 practice sets free?

The first set is free, including audio, scoring and the transcript. The rest are part of the Pro plan.

Are these real CELPIP recordings?

No. They are original conversations written for practice and voiced with generated audio. This site is not affiliated with CELPIP or Paragon Testing Enterprises.

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CELPIP Listening Part 2 Practice Questions: Daily Life Conversation

50 CELPIP Listening Part 2 practice questions

Sitting Together on a Flight

Giving Away Concert Tickets

Father's Eightieth Birthday Plans

Shared Snow Clearing Contract

Revised Departure for Away Game

Swapping Group Project Sections

Outdated Figures in Client Slides

Covering a Volunteer Shift

Couch Delivery Time Slot

Disappearing Desk Bookings

Farewell Dinner Becomes Brunch

Parents Visiting on Market Weekend

Streetlight Glare in a Bedroom

Replacing an Injured Teammate

Low Marks on Lab Reports

New Carpool Meeting Point

Creek Cleanup Day Preparations

Returning a Duplicate Gift

Charity Stair Climb Team

Hiking Route Closed for Repairs

Clearing Boxes from the Basement

Organizing a Street Yard Sale

Rerouting a Long Training Run

Study Space Before an Exam

Rail Disruption on Weekend Trip

Story Time Without a Projector

Cheaper Mobile Phone Plan

Training Session Moved Earlier

Book Club Falling Behind

Repair or Replace the Dishwasher

Dividing Household Chores Fairly

Rescheduling the Team Photo

Guest Lecture Clashing with Lab

Airport Pickup After Delayed Flight

Newsletter Deadline Moved Up

Fridge Too Wide for Doorway

Pitching a Shift Handover Checklist

Cottage Rental Short One Person

Rides to a Music Recital

Animals Knocking Over Bins

Renewing a Belay Certification

Student Transit Pass Changes

Passport Renewal Before a Trip

Winter Coat Donation Surge

Splitting a Bulk Shopping Bill

Jammed Label Printer Before Pickup

Stalling in a Manual Car

Shady Vegetable Garden Bed

Roommate's Cousin Staying Over

Club Losing Its Tuesday Slot