question vs report

question

noun
  • A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. 

  • A subject or topic for consideration or investigation. 

  • A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation. 

  • A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter. 

verb
  • To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine. 

  • To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information. 

  • To raise doubts about; have doubts about. 

report

noun
  • A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). 

  • An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager. 

  • Reputation. 

  • The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. 

verb
  • To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. 

  • To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). 

  • To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). 

  • To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). 

  • To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. 

  • To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. 

  • To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). 

  • To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker. 

How often have the words question and report occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )