CAEL (Canadian English Proficiency Tests) case studies
CAEL · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Test is an English proficiency exam for students planning to study at Canadian universities and colleges. It measures whether your English is ready for academic work, and it is accepted by universities and colleges across Canada as proof of English proficiency. The CAEL case studies are 5 cases and about 2,605 words.
1Orientation Committee Decision Under a Room-Booking Deadline
You are the student chair of a four-person orientation committee at a mid-sized Canadian university. The committee has one 45-minute meeting before the room-booking deadline to choose a welcome event for 180 new international students.
567 words, about 3 min2Tree-Canopy Subsidy and Conflicting Temperature Estimates
You are preparing a 10-minute response for a third-year geography seminar. The assigned question is: 'Should the city of Hamilton spend 2.4 million to expand its tree-canopy subsidy from 8% to 15% by 2035?' You have two short sources.
509 words, about 3 min3Ocean Acidification Notes Before a Scope-Limited Quiz
You are a first-year environmental science student reviewing recorded lecture notes before a quiz. The lecture topic is ocean acidification.
515 words, about 3 min4Integrated Writing on a Single-Use Bottle Ban
You have 35 minutes to write a 300–350 word integrated response for an academic writing course. The prompt is: 'Should the university ban single-use plastic bottles on campus?' The reading passage argues yes: the campus sells 480,000 bottles per year, only 23% are recycled, and a ban would save 18,000 in waste-hauling fees.
492 words, about 2 min5Revising an Overclaimed Lab Discussion Section
You are writing the discussion section of a 1,500-word lab report for a second-year psychology methods course. Your group ran a reaction-time experiment with 36 participants: 18 in a quiet room, 18 with background speech at 65 dB.
522 words, about 3 min