CELPIP Writing Practice Course: Grammar, spelling and final review

1. Vraag 1 van 16

   About how long does official CELPIP advice suggest spending on planning before you write each response?

   • AAbout 5 minutes
   • BNo time; start writing at once
   • CHalf of the time for the task
   • DAbout 15 minutes
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. About 5 minutes

   The official tips page says to use the first 5 minutes to plan, and the study packs say about 4–5 minutes. Then spend most of the time writing and keep a few minutes to check.

2. Vraag 2 van 16

   What should you do in the last few minutes of each Writing task?

   • ADelete your conclusion so you can save some words
   • BStart a new paragraph about a completely new topic
   • CStop typing and wait quietly for the timer to end
   • DReread your response and correct mistakes
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. Reread your response and correct mistakes

   Official advice is to leave time at the end to review and revise your work.

3. Vraag 3 van 16

   Which mistake might the automatic spelling checker miss?

   • AWriting "recieve" instead of "receive"
   • BWriting "tommorow" instead of "tomorrow"
   • CWriting "apartmnet" instead of "apartment"
   • DWriting "their" when you mean "there"
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. Writing "their" when you mean "there"

   "Their" is a real word, so a spelling checker may not flag it even though it is the wrong word. The others are not real words.

4. Vraag 4 van 16

   When reviewing your work, what does official advice say to pay close attention to?

   • AHow fast you typed the response
   • BThe number of long words you used
   • CErrors in the instructions on the screen
   • DThe types of errors you make most often
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. The types of errors you make most often

   The official tips page says to pay close attention to the types of writing errors you most commonly make.

5. Vraag 5 van 16

   Choose the correct word: "The washing machines on the second floor ___ broken."

   • Aare
   • Bhas
   • Cbe
   • Dis
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. are

   The subject is "machines" (plural), so the verb is "are". The words "on the second floor" do not change the subject.

6. Vraag 6 van 16

   Choose the correct verb: "I ___ in this building since 2021."

   • Awas living
   • Blive
   • Chave lived
   • Dam living
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. have lived

   Use the present perfect ("have lived") with "since" for something that started in the past and is still true.

7. Vraag 7 van 16

   Choose the correct word: "I waited for ___ hour before the technician arrived."

   • Athe
   • Ban
   • Cone of
   • Da
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. an

   "Hour" begins with a vowel sound because the "h" is silent, so we use "an".

8. Vraag 8 van 16

   Which sentence is correct?

   • ACould you send me many information about the course?
   • BCould you send me more information about the course?
   • CCould you send me a more information about the course?
   • DCould you send me more informations about the course?
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. Could you send me more information about the course?

   "Information" is uncountable, so it has no plural "s", does not take "a", and uses "more" or "much", not "many".

9. Vraag 9 van 16

   Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

   • AThe heater is broken, the apartment is very cold.
   • BThe heater is broken. The apartment is very cold.
   • CThe heater is broken the apartment is very cold.
   • DThe heater, is broken the apartment is very cold.
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. The heater is broken. The apartment is very cold.

   Two complete sentences need a full stop between them (or a joining word). A comma alone between them is a common error.

10. Vraag 10 van 16

    Which word needs a capital letter? "The meeting is on thursday at the community centre."

    • Acommunity
    • Bmeeting
    • Ccentre
    • Dthursday
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. thursday

    Days of the week, like months, always begin with a capital letter in English: Thursday.

11. Vraag 11 van 16

    Choose the correct words: "The workshop starts ___ 7 p.m. ___ Thursday."

    • Aat / on
    • Bon / at
    • Cat / in
    • Din / on
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. at / on

    Use "at" with a clock time and "on" with a day of the week.

12. Vraag 12 van 16

    Which polite question is written correctly?

    • ACould you tell me when the office opens?
    • BCould you tell me when does the office open?
    • CCould you tell me when the office does open?
    • DCould you tell me when opens the office?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Could you tell me when the office opens?

    After "Could you tell me", use normal statement word order: "when the office opens".

13. Vraag 13 van 16

    Choose the correct words: "If the repair ___ done by Friday, I will contact the owner."

    • Anot
    • Bwould not be
    • Cwill not be
    • Dis not
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. is not

    In a first conditional, the "if" part uses the present tense ("is not") and the result uses "will".

14. Vraag 14 van 16

    Your word counter shows 285 words for Task 1. What is the best thing to do?

    • ALeave it, because longer is always better
    • BAdd more words until you reach 300
    • CDelete the greeting and the sign-off
    • DCut repeated or off-topic sentences
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Cut repeated or off-topic sentences

    The suggested length is 150–200 words, and being far over can lower your score. Remove repetition or details that do not answer the task.

15. Vraag 15 van 16

    What does official CELPIP advice say about sentence variety?

    • AMake every sentence as long and complex as you can
    • BStart every sentence with the same word for clarity
    • CUse only very short, simple sentences in every task
    • DUse sentences of different lengths and complexity
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Use sentences of different lengths and complexity

    The official tips page advises using a range of sentence types, with different lengths and levels of complexity.

16. Vraag 16 van 16

    Read the sample email. Which correction is needed?

    Sample email:

    (1) Dear Mr. Ahmed,

    (2) I am writing about the sofa that I bought from your store on March 12.

    (3) When it was delivered, one of the legs were broken.

    (4) Could you please arrange for a replacement leg?

    • AIn sentence 4, change "please" to "pleased"
    • BIn sentence 1, change "Dear" to "Hey"
    • CIn sentence 2, change "bought" to "buyed"
    • DIn sentence 3, change "were" to "was"
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. In sentence 3, change "were" to "was"

    The subject is "one" (of the legs), which is singular, so the verb must be "was".

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