Reading Comprehension
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40 Questions60 MinutesMCQNavigationEvidence
Listening Comprehension
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40 Questions40 MinutesMCQOne PlaybackPacing
Written Expression
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Two Sections80 Words200 WordsPoint of View
Oral Expression
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Two SectionsInformationPersuasionExaminer
Quick Facts
- Test
- TEF Canada
- Recognized by
- IRCC since 2002
- Immigration
- Four same-day tests
- Citizenship
- Listening plus speaking
- Reading
- 40 questions, 60 minutes
- Listening
- 40 questions, 40 minutes
- Writing
- Two sections, 60 minutes
- Speaking
- Two sections, 15 minutes
- Validity
- Two years
Immigration Four
Read, listen, write, speak: all four.
ReadingListeningWritingSpeaking
Immigration vs Citizenship
Immigration
- Four required tests
- All same day
- Reading through speaking
Citizenship
- Two required tests
- Listening and speaking
- NCLC requirement applies
Choose the correct application route.
Immigration Test Format
- Reading
- 40 MCQ, 60 minutes
- Listening
- 40 MCQ, 40 minutes
- Writing
- Two sections, 60 minutes
- Speaking
- Two sections, 15 minutes
- Immigration session
- All four same day
- Citizenship
- Listening and speaking only
- Lexique structure
- Not TEF Canada
TEF Canada vs Études
TEF Canada
- Canadian immigration purpose
- Four specified tests
- No grammar standalone
TEF Études
- Study admission purpose
- Different required set
- Lexique structure included
Purpose selects the TEF version.
Reading Rules
- Format
- Four-option MCQ
- Correct response
- One point
- Wrong response
- Zero points
- Blank response
- Zero points
- Navigation
- Move within questionnaire
- Objective
- Understand written documents
- Time budget
- Ninety seconds each
Reading vs Listening
Reading
- 60 minutes
- Free questionnaire navigation
- Written documents
Listening
- 40 minutes
- No backward return
- Audio once only
Listening pacing is irreversible.
Comprehension Response Path
- Question appears→Read prompt first
- Audio begins→Listen for purpose
- Detail is named→Match exact evidence
- Main idea asked→Choose overall message
- Choice conflicts→Eliminate contradiction
- Listening answer chosen→Commit and continue
- Reading answer uncertain→Flag and revisit
- Time remains→Answer every reading item
Listening Rules
- Format
- Four-option MCQ
- Correct response
- One point
- Wrong response
- Zero points
- Audio
- Played one time
- Navigation
- No backward return
- Read ahead
- Use pre-audio seconds
- Objective
- Understand spoken documents
Results and Rules
- NCLC
- Canadian language benchmark
- CEFR
- European proficiency framework
- Skill result
- Reported separately
- Calibrated score
- Accounts for difficulty
- No single pass
- Programme sets threshold
- Oral materials
- No notes allowed
- Computer materials
- No exit during tests
Writing B
Position, reasons, examples, conclusion.
PositionReasonsExamplesConclusion
Writing A vs B
Section A
- Continue an article
- 25 minutes
- 80-word minimum
Section B
- Justify viewpoint
- 35 minutes
- 200-word minimum
Meet both distinct minimums.
Production Response Path
- Task starts→Identify purpose
- Reader is clear→Set suitable register
- Writing section A→Continue the article
- Writing section B→State and justify view
- Speaking section A→Ask useful questions
- Speaking section B→Persuade with reasons
- Arguments need force→Add examples
- Time ends soon→Close clearly
Writing Format
- Section A
- Continue an article
- Section A time
- 25 minutes
- Section A minimum
- 80 words
- Section B
- Justify viewpoint
- Section B time
- 35 minutes
- Section B minimum
- 200 words
- Total time
- 60 minutes
Writing Control
- Register
- Match purpose and reader
- Structure
- Opening, development, close
- Position
- State viewpoint clearly
- Support
- Give reasons and examples
- Cohesion
- Link ideas logically
- Lexicon
- Choose precise vocabulary
- Proofread
- Check agreement and accents
Speaking B
Claim, reason, example, response, close.
ClaimReasonExampleResponseClose
Speaking A vs B
Section A
- Obtain information
- Five minutes
- Ask targeted questions
Section B
- Argue to convince
- Ten minutes
- Give persuasive reasons
Question first, persuade second.
Speaking Format
- Format
- Examiner interaction
- Section A
- Obtain information
- Section A time
- Five minutes
- Section B
- Argue to convince
- Section B time
- Ten minutes
- Total time
- 15 minutes
- Objective
- Communicate with interlocutor
Speaking Control
- Opening
- State purpose promptly
- Questions
- Seek missing details
- Clarification
- Ask when uncertain
- Argument
- Claim with reasons
- Example
- Make reason concrete
- Concession
- Recognize opposing point
- Closing
- Restate requested action
Common Traps
Wrong TEF version
Canada serves IRCC routes ≠ Études serves academic admission
Grammar test assumption
TEF has five modules ≠ Canada has no Lexique test
Listening navigation
Audio plays one time ≠ Return navigation is unavailable
Writing minimums
Section A needs 80 ≠ Section B needs 200
Score misconception
No universal pass mark ≠ Programme selects NCLC threshold
Last Minute
- 1.Immigration requires all four tests
- 2.Take immigration tests same day
- 3.Reading: 40 questions, 60 minutes
- 4.Listening: 40 questions, 40 minutes
- 5.Listening audio plays once
- 6.Reading permits questionnaire navigation
- 7.Writing A: 80 words minimum
- 8.Writing B: 200 words minimum
- 9.Speaking A: obtain information
- 10.Speaking B: argue to convince
- 11.No standalone grammar test
- 12.Programme determines required NCLC
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