I found the report confusing, too. It asks for things not on the guidelines. For example, it's not in the guidelines anywhere to take photos of the appliances you evaluate. But when you do the report, there it is: please upload photos of the appliance(s) you evaluated.
I take a notebook with me, and take notes -- but I'm old (70), so I can get away with "I hope you don't mind if I take notes -- I won't remember what to tell my daughter about this unless I write everything down!" (I'm getting her diamonds, or a new car, or a new washer/dryer/dishwasher for her birthday, etc., etc., etc.)
And don't forget to ask the floor person what brands to avoid. I usually just say "I read Consumer Reports all the time, and I know they say to avoid some repair-prone mfgrs., but I don't remember what they say. Which ones would you not recommend?"
I recently had a sales person tell me that ALL machines are manufactured to self destruct in about 4 years.
Remember Maytag? Their machines were SO great, they never sold replacements. Planned obsolescence is the name of the game! My old Maytag lasted 35 years, and was still going strong when I sold it used for $75.
And I've had weird things happen on these shops, too -- the machine I was to evaluate wasn't there. At all. Just not there. Empty space, with the signage. The manager sold it that morning and had it delivered to the customer, LOL!!!
To more directly answer your question, I also ask the salesperson about Machine #2, sort of like an afterthought -- oh, by the way, can I ask you about XXXXX? And I take notes. Pictures, too, now that I know about it, LOL!!!
That way, I'm prepped for the report.
Good luck.