The phrase "attendants were asked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a request or instruction given to attendants in a specific context, such as an event or meeting.
Example: "During the conference, attendants were asked to fill out a feedback form to improve future events."
Alternatives: "attendants were requested" or "attendants were instructed".
At the final comprehensive audit, shop attendants were asked a set of questions regarding sources of supply, stocking frequency, restocking amounts and other questions regarding the business.
The flight attendants were asked if they had been diagnosed with "heart disease" and the NHANES respondents were asked if they had been diagnosed with "coronary artery disease".
Doctors, midwives, and birth attendants were asked if they were familiar with national guidelines for antenatal care, if they adhered to these guidelines (or why not), their own views on the quality of care they were able to provide, and personal attitudes towards patients.
To capture the details associated with this side effect in Ecuador, where reports of high fever were most frequent, delivery attendants were asked to complete an additional study form to document the onset, duration, peak temperatures, and treatment of cases with high fever.
In addition to population based demand estimates the shop attendants were asked to provide an estimate the number of customers that visited their shop on the previous day, the number of customers that presented to buy drugs for malaria-like conditions, and the number of customers on busy and slow days.
When flight attendants are asked for pillows or blankets or food, I cringe for them, because it must feel terrible to have nothing to offer.
Attendants are asked to bring canned goods and nonperishable food donations for the Foothill Unity Center, which offers meals, case management and access to healthcare for San Gabriel families in need.
Turchiano said that such incidents don't happen often, but cited examples of mini-bar attendants being asked if they would like to "make a little money" and hotel guests lying naked in bed when a housekeeper enters the room.
Everything from a po-faced Gwen Stefani refusing a gift of cheese on the red carpet at this year's Brits; Amstell interviewing Natalie You'ree too beautiful!' Imbruglia with a paper bag over his head, or, famously, Girls Aloud's Cheryl Tweedy, fresh from her court case involving an incident with a toilet attendant, being asked whether people were frightened to see her walk into the ladies.
Most Thanksgiving dinners I've attended, whether in my childhood or as a guest in adulthood, have included that awkward and anxiety-producing preface, whereby each attendant is asked to offer publicly what he or she is thankful for.
