English MCQ #11068

Voice and clarity combined. Which line is best for a formal incident report?

English MCQ #11068

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Voice and clarity combined. Which line is best for a formal incident report?

    • A) The samples were contaminated during handling
    • B) Someone contaminated the samples but we forgot who
    • C) Contaminating happened to the samples
    • D) The samples contaminated themselves luckily

    Answer: The samples were contaminated during handling

    Explanation: Formal incident reports use impersonal passive voice to state facts objectively without assigning blame; "The samples were contaminated during handling" is clear, formal, and appropriately passive.