EPME Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
What lines may be used when writing an internal command memo requiring
command visibility? - Ans✔✔-Thru
What is the primary means of formalized correspondence to communicate
both within the Coast Guard and within the framework of the Federal
Government? - Ans✔✔-Memorandum
Where is the SSIC placed on a memorandum? - Ans✔✔-Above the date and on
each page of the memo
Where does the signing official place his/her signature on a memorandum? -
Ans✔✔-On the from line
Every memorandum must include a _____? - Ans✔✔-Date
,What is used to comment on a memorandum in routing? - Ans✔✔-
Endorsement
When are 'Thru' lines used on a memorandum? - Ans✔✔-When one or more
offices or units outside your own must see a memo before it reaches the
addressee
What is placed centered two lines below the last paragraph to indicate the end
of the memorandum? - Ans✔✔-# symbol
During a meeting, who is required to stay out of content discussion? - Ans✔✔-
Scribe
During a meeting, who has responsibility to capture information as accurately
as possible so that non-attendees can follow the group's train of thought? -
Ans✔✔-Recorder
What is a responsibility of a timekeeper in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-Keeps track of
time, notifies group when allocated times are up
What is a responsibility of a participant in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-Gives
input/ideas/opinions, listens to others, clarifies, uses good team process skills
What is a common team member role assigned during a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Timekeeper, Scribe, Recorder, Co-facilitator, Participant
Time spent planning your meeting will ensure _____? - Ans✔✔-A better
outcome
, Which step of meeting facilitation are ground rules established? - Ans✔✔-3
Which step in meeting facilitation involves describing how the meeting will be
run, and how decisions will be made? - Ans✔✔-Ground rules/ Step 3
When should the parking lot items from a meeting be discussed? - Ans✔✔-At
the end of the session
What is a parking lot within the context of meeting facilitation? - Ans✔✔-A
place where issues that are important but not relevant to the topic at hand can
be parked out of the congestion of discussion
What is another form of parking lot or board used in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Issues, Decisions, and Actions (IDA) where the parking lot is separated into
different categories
After a meeting, action plans should be broken down into manageable chunks
that require less than how many hours to complete? - Ans✔✔-80 hours
Consensus discussions are part of what step in facilitating a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Evaluate the meeting/step 8
The round robin process is part of what step in meeting facilitation? - Ans✔✔-
Evaluate the meeting/step 8
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
What lines may be used when writing an internal command memo requiring
command visibility? - Ans✔✔-Thru
What is the primary means of formalized correspondence to communicate
both within the Coast Guard and within the framework of the Federal
Government? - Ans✔✔-Memorandum
Where is the SSIC placed on a memorandum? - Ans✔✔-Above the date and on
each page of the memo
Where does the signing official place his/her signature on a memorandum? -
Ans✔✔-On the from line
Every memorandum must include a _____? - Ans✔✔-Date
,What is used to comment on a memorandum in routing? - Ans✔✔-
Endorsement
When are 'Thru' lines used on a memorandum? - Ans✔✔-When one or more
offices or units outside your own must see a memo before it reaches the
addressee
What is placed centered two lines below the last paragraph to indicate the end
of the memorandum? - Ans✔✔-# symbol
During a meeting, who is required to stay out of content discussion? - Ans✔✔-
Scribe
During a meeting, who has responsibility to capture information as accurately
as possible so that non-attendees can follow the group's train of thought? -
Ans✔✔-Recorder
What is a responsibility of a timekeeper in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-Keeps track of
time, notifies group when allocated times are up
What is a responsibility of a participant in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-Gives
input/ideas/opinions, listens to others, clarifies, uses good team process skills
What is a common team member role assigned during a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Timekeeper, Scribe, Recorder, Co-facilitator, Participant
Time spent planning your meeting will ensure _____? - Ans✔✔-A better
outcome
, Which step of meeting facilitation are ground rules established? - Ans✔✔-3
Which step in meeting facilitation involves describing how the meeting will be
run, and how decisions will be made? - Ans✔✔-Ground rules/ Step 3
When should the parking lot items from a meeting be discussed? - Ans✔✔-At
the end of the session
What is a parking lot within the context of meeting facilitation? - Ans✔✔-A
place where issues that are important but not relevant to the topic at hand can
be parked out of the congestion of discussion
What is another form of parking lot or board used in a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Issues, Decisions, and Actions (IDA) where the parking lot is separated into
different categories
After a meeting, action plans should be broken down into manageable chunks
that require less than how many hours to complete? - Ans✔✔-80 hours
Consensus discussions are part of what step in facilitating a meeting? - Ans✔✔-
Evaluate the meeting/step 8
The round robin process is part of what step in meeting facilitation? - Ans✔✔-
Evaluate the meeting/step 8
