The phrase "asked carefully" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as an adverb to describe how a question was asked. For example, "She asked me carefully if I needed any help."
So I walked up to Kanye, shoved my notebook at him and asked, carefully avoiding eye contact with Wintour, for an autograph "for my niece".
Can you tell me more about the role that your microbiologists have (or will have) in the product development phase?" When asked carefully, questions about the company's financial standing are fair game; keep in mind that financing is almost always a great source of anxiety for people at early-stage companies.
"How do you prepare for your job?" one girl asks, carefully.
The trick here is to ask carefully, so as not to make others feel greedy if they still want a big pile of gifts.
We need to ask, carefully and calmly: under what circumstances would we tolerate the creation of a human clone?" At present such a creation is banned in Britain.
"I did have to ask carefully exactly what is meant by it so that I did understand what I was being asked to disclose.
Following their LPs, I will ask carefully constructed questions in order to hone the pre-service teachers' ability to ask high-quality questions that will help their students to engage in scientific tasks, just like scientists investigating the natural world.
"What is the price range of this car?" he asks carefully.
Choose which teachers you ask carefully - pay attention to how well you did in that class, whether you think the teacher liked you, whether you liked the class, and how much effort you put into the class.
"Do you have a deadline for this?" the student asked, writing carefully.
