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CELPIP Speaking Task 4 Practice Questions: Making Predictions
Practice CELPIP Speaking Task 4 with 50 original picture prompts.
50 sets
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Set 1
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30s prep
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60s speak
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50 CELPIP Speaking Task 4 practice questions
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Toronto secondary-school science laboratory during a chemistry…
Schools & Learning - 2
Toronto neighbourhood park on the first warm Saturday of spring
Neighbourhood & Community - 3
Covered concourse of a Vancouver SkyTrain station during the…
Transit & Travel - 4
Vancouver seawall beside English Bay on a busy summer afternoon
Tourism & Sightseeing - 5
Children’s section of a Montreal public library during a bilingual…
Schools & Learning - 6
Calgary bus stop during heavy morning snow
Transit & Travel - 7
Calgary community-centre kitchen during a multicultural fundraiser
Neighbourhood & Community - 8
Ottawa riverside lawn during preparations for a Canada Day…
Festivals & Celebrations - 9
Ottawa walk-in clinic waiting room on a snowy morning
Health & Public Services - 10
Open-air produce lane at Montreal’s Jean-Talon Market
Shopping & Dining - 11
Interior waiting hall of the Halifax ferry terminal before a…
Transit & Travel - 12
Halifax waterfront boardwalk beside the harbour on a breezy…
Tourism & Sightseeing - 13
Winnipeg supermarket checkout area during a pre-storm shopping rush
Shopping & Dining - 14
Winnipeg river skating trail on a sunny winter weekend
Sports & Outdoor Recreation - 15
Edmonton open-plan office during a hybrid project meeting
Workplaces & Industry - 16
Edmonton downtown construction site beside an operating sidewalk
Workplaces & Industry - 17
Toronto condominium lobby during the evening delivery rush
Neighbourhood & Community - 18
Niagara Falls viewing promenade during a crowded summer afternoon
Tourism & Sightseeing - 19
Quebec City café during a winter lunch service
Shopping & Dining - 20
Banff National Park trailhead before a morning hike
Sports & Outdoor Recreation - 21
Saskatoon university lecture hall just before a guest presentation
Schools & Learning - 22
Saskatchewan grain farm during the autumn harvest
Workplaces & Industry - 23
Regina bank branch on a busy pension-payment morning
Health & Public Services - 24
Newfoundland fishing wharf as small boats return in the morning
Workplaces & Industry - 25
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Tourism & Sightseeing - 26
Prince Edward Island beach during a family picnic and sandcastle…
Tourism & Sightseeing - 27
Whitehorse recreation centre beside an indoor ice rink during…
Sports & Outdoor Recreation - 28
Yukon territorial campground beside a forested lake at dusk
Sports & Outdoor Recreation - 29
Baggage-claim hall of Iqaluit Airport after a weather-delayed flight
Transit & Travel - 30
Iqaluit shoreline during the annual sealift supply unloading
Workplaces & Industry - 31
Mississauga newcomer settlement agency during an orientation…
Health & Public Services - 32
Toronto streetcar stop during a sudden autumn rainstorm
Transit & Travel - 33
Brampton banquet hall during preparations for a community Diwali…
Festivals & Celebrations - 34
Vancouver Chinatown street during a Lunar New Year community…
Festivals & Celebrations - 35
Richmond dim sum restaurant during a crowded weekend brunch
Shopping & Dining - 36
Calgary Stampede grounds before an afternoon family programme
Festivals & Celebrations - 37
Surrey pharmacy during an evening flu-clinic rush
Health & Public Services - 38
Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa during Winterlude
Festivals & Celebrations - 39
Hamilton automotive repair garage during a winter-tire change rush
Workplaces & Industry - 40
Residential Montreal street during an overnight snow-removal…
Neighbourhood & Community - 41
Waterloo technology coworking space during a student start-up…
Workplaces & Industry - 42
Nova Scotia coastal ferry dock as vehicles and pedestrians prepare…
Transit & Travel - 43
Windsor art-gallery education room during a family painting workshop
Schools & Learning - 44
Yard of a Quebec maple-sugar shack during an early-spring festival
Festivals & Celebrations - 45
Kingston provincial-service centre with several public counters
Health & Public Services - 46
This lively outdoor scene takes place at powwow grounds in Manitoba…
Festivals & Celebrations - 47
Covered hall of the Charlottetown farmers market on a Saturday…
Shopping & Dining - 48
Toronto Caribbean Carnival parade route before the next band enters
Festivals & Celebrations - 49
Thunder Bay fire station during a public safety open house
Health & Public Services - 50
Brampton park during a community cricket match
Sports & Outdoor Recreation
The task
What is CELPIP Speaking Task 4: Making Predictions?
A scene like the one in Task 3, and in these sets the same picture. This time you say what you think will happen next to the people in it, and why the picture suggests that.
How a practice set runs
- Look at the picture during the 30-second preparation countdown and pick two or three people or groups to predict for.
- Record your predictions during the 60-second speaking window.
- Submit for transcription and evaluation; the transcript and feedback appear below.
What you answer
A spoken answer of up to 60 seconds using future forms (will, is going to, might, is likely to), with a reason for each prediction taken from the picture. Feedback covers grammar range, vocabulary, fluency and how well you moved from describing to predicting.
Example
Sample prompt: Look at the picture again. What do you think will happen next? Explain why you think so.
Skills and pitfalls
What CELPIP Speaking Task 4 tests
Task 4 checks whether you can talk about the future with appropriate language: will, is going to, might, is likely to, and the reasoning that supports each prediction.
It follows Task 3 and usually uses a related picture, so it also tests whether you can shift from describing to speculating.
How practicing these sets helps
Fifty scenes with clear next steps train the habit this task rewards: pick a person, say what they will do, say why the picture suggests it. The transcript shows how often you slipped back into description, and the evaluation flags repeated structures.
What you will see
- A picture with people in the middle of a situation that clearly leads somewhere: a queue, a storm cloud, a spilled drink.
- A 30-second preparation countdown, then a 60-second recording window.
- A transcript and evaluation of your predictions after recording.
Skills you need
- Using future forms and modal verbs with confidence
- Giving a reason for each prediction based on the picture
- Predicting for two or three different people or groups
- Varying certainty: will, probably, might
Common mistakes
- Describing the picture again instead of predicting
- Making one prediction and stopping
- Using the same phrase, I think, for every sentence
- Predicting without pointing to the evidence in the scene
Strategy
How to improve in CELPIP Speaking Task 4
Improve Speaking Task 4 by practising the 5 habits below on timed sets and reviewing every explanation afterwards.
Predict, then justify
Every prediction gets a because. The woman near the door is going to leave, because she is holding her keys and looking at her watch.
Cover two or three people
Pick the two or three most active people or groups and make a prediction for each. That alone fills most of the 60 seconds.
Vary your future language
Rotate through will, is going to, might and is likely to. Range in these forms is exactly what the task is listening for.
Add a longer-term guess
After the immediate predictions, add one about the end of the scene: eventually the crowd will move indoors when the rain starts.
Do not restart the description
Assume the listener already knows the scene. One short reminder of the setting is enough before you move to what happens next.
FAQ
What do candidates ask about CELPIP Speaking Task 4?
Short answers to what candidates ask about Making Predictions and about practicing it here.
What is CELPIP Speaking Task 4?
Task 4, Making Predictions, shows you a scene and asks you to say what you think will happen next, with reasons.
Is Task 4 the same picture as Task 3?
The task format uses a related scene, and these practice sets follow that pattern. The skill changes from describing what you see to predicting what comes next.
How long is Task 4?
In these practice sets you have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak.
What language should I use for predictions?
Future forms and modals: will, is going to, might, could, is likely to. Give a reason for each prediction that points to something in the picture.
How is my recording evaluated?
After you record, an AI evaluation reviews the answer for content, vocabulary, fluency and how well it handles the task, and gives an estimated level with a transcript. It is a practice estimate, not an official CELPIP score.
Are the Task 4 practice questions free?
The first question is free, including recording, the evaluation and the transcript. The remaining questions are part of the Pro plan.
Are these official CELPIP speaking questions?
No. Every prompt is original practice material written to match the task format. This site is independent and not affiliated with CELPIP or Paragon Testing Enterprises.
Keep going
Related CELPIP practice
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Other Speaking tasks
- Speaking Task 1: Giving AdviceSomeone you know has a problem; give them practical advice in 90 seconds.
- Speaking Task 2: Personal ExperienceTell a short story from your life with a beginning, a middle and a point.
- Speaking Task 3: Describing a SceneDescribe a picture so clearly that a listener who cannot see it can picture it.
- Speaking Task 5: Comparing and PersuadingChoose between options, then persuade someone who prefers a different one.
- Speaking Task 6: Difficult SituationAn awkward situation with two people involved; choose one and speak to them directly.
- Speaking Task 7: Expressing OpinionsGive and defend your opinion on a public issue in a 90-second answer.
- Speaking Task 8: Unusual SituationDescribe a strange object or scene to someone who cannot see it, using everyday words.
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