CELPIP Writing Task 2 – Survey Response Practice
Build your opinion-writing skills with 100 CELPIP-style Task 2 survey prompts. Express your views clearly, hit the right word count, and get instant AI feedback on vocabulary, coherence, and more.
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Insurance Service Survey
A neighbourhood library has funding for one new service for recently arrived residents. Many newcomers use the branch to find local information, complete online forms, and practise English, but the library can support only one program during its first year.
Choose the option that you prefer. Why do you prefer your choice? Explain the reasons for your choice. Write about 150–200 words.
Explain the reasons for your choice. Write about 150–200 words.
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I would use the funding to hire a part-time settlement navigator. Multilingual stations would answer routine questions, but a person can respond when situations become confusing. A newcomer may understand how to complete an online school-registration form yet still be unsure which documents apply to a child who arrived halfway through the year. A navigator could look at the form with the parent, identify the next local office to contact, and book an interpreter if needed. That short conversation could prevent unnecessary trips across the city. Printed guides cannot provide that kind of tailored follow-up. The service would also help the library keep its information accurate. If visitors repeatedly ask about affordable language classes or winter clothing donations, the navigator could tell staff which brochures need updating. During my first month in a new city, I received three different answers about where to obtain a health card; one knowledgeable contact would have saved a great deal of time. The library could still place key guides online in several languages. For its first dedicated investment, personal guidance would make the branch far easier to use.
How to Write a High-Scoring CELPIP Survey Response
The strongest Task 2 responses follow a simple, repeatable shape: open with one sentence that states your choice plainly, develop two or three reasons in short body paragraphs, and close with a sentence that restates your position. Raters are not looking for suspense — they reward a position they can identify in the first line and follow without effort to the last.
The most common mistakes are avoidable: sitting on the fence instead of choosing one option, listing reasons without examples, and padding the response past 200 words. Ground every reason in something concrete — a neighbour who benefited, a service you have used, a problem you have seen in your own city. Specific beats general at every CELPIP level.
Vocabulary marks come from precision, not rare words. Phrases that frame opinion (in my view, the main advantage is), compare options (whereas, a better use of the budget), and concede a point (although the alternative is cheaper) signal control of the register Task 2 demands. Practice them across the eight topic areas on this page — from Environment to Housing — then test yourself under full exam conditions with a complete writing test.
What is CELPIP Writing Task 2?
Task 2, “Responding to Survey Questions,” is the second task in the CELPIP General Writing section. You are shown a community survey with two options and asked to choose one and defend it in 150–200 words within 26 minutes. Like Task 1, it is scored on content and coherence, vocabulary, readability, and task fulfillment, mapping to a CELPIP level from 1 to 12 — but the register is persuasive rather than personal, with no greeting or sign-off.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about CELPIP Task 2 survey response practice.
What is CELPIP Writing Task 2?
Task 2, "Responding to Survey Questions," presents a community survey with two options — for example, two ways a city could spend a budget. You choose one option and write an opinion response of 150–200 words in 26 minutes, supporting your choice with reasons and examples.
How long should a CELPIP survey response be?
Stay within 150–200 words. A response under 150 words rarely develops its reasons fully, and one far over 200 words invites grammar slips under time pressure. The live word counter on every practice question here turns green when you're in range.
Do I need to answer all parts of the survey in Task 2?
You must clearly choose one of the two survey options and support that choice — you are not asked to discuss both sides equally. State your pick in the first sentence, then spend the rest of the response on reasons and concrete examples.
How is CELPIP Writing Task 2 different from Task 1?
Task 1 is an email to a specific person with three required bullet tasks and a formal or informal register. Task 2 is an opinion essay in survey form — no greeting or sign-off, a persuasive tone throughout, and marks for how convincingly you defend one clear position.
What score do I need in CELPIP Writing for Express Entry?
CELPIP levels map directly to CLB levels. CLB 9+ in every skill maximizes Express Entry language points, and many candidates target CELPIP 9 in Writing for that reason; CLB 7 is a common program minimum. Timed Task 2 practice is the fastest way to move your writing level up.