Free mock exam
Communication methods — Level 2 Communications & Career Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: 30 random questions from a pool of 31 on Communication methods, drawn from the wider Level 2 Communications & Career bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 31
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — different questions each time.
Sample questions
01Which method of communication is best for a complex variation request that affects price?
- AA quick phone call (no written follow-up), since it is faster than putting the change on paper
- BA verbal chat out on site (handshake to confirm), so that both parties agree there and then
- CA WhatsApp voice note (recorded on site), so the tone of the request comes across to the client
- DWritten (email) so there is a clear record both parties can refer back to
Why: Anything affecting price, scope or programme should be in writing. Email creates the audit trail. Verbal can be faster initially but always confirm in writing afterwards.
02A toolbox talk is best described as:
- AA written safety notice posted up on the site board — read by workers in their own time, and signed at the end of the working week
- BA short, focused safety briefing on a specific topic delivered to the work team — interactive, recorded with attendees signed in
- CA full-day formal training course delivered off site by an external provider — assessed by written paper, with a certificate issued at the end
- DA one-to-one disciplinary meeting between a worker and their line manager — held about an unsafe act witnessed on site, and recorded on the worker's file
Why: Toolbox talks are 5–15 minute focused briefings — one topic, on the work, two-way questions encouraged, signed-in record kept as evidence of training.
03Hand signals on site (e.g. for crane lifts) are an example of which type of communication?
- AWritten/printed communication
- BNon-verbal / visual communication
- CVerbal radio/phone communication
- DElectronic/email communication
Why: Hand signals are non-verbal / visual communication — used where noise, distance or PPE makes voice unreliable. BS 7121 specifies standard crane signals.
Common questions
Is the Communication methods mock exam free?
Yes — 100% free, no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count towards the real qualification?
No — this is independent practice material. To gain the actual qualification you need to sit the official assessment through an approved provider.
