The phrase "asked to check a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when requesting someone to verify or examine something specific, though it may require additional context to clarify what is being checked.
Example: "I was asked to check a document for any errors before submission."
Alternatives: "requested to verify a" or "instructed to review a".
Users are asked to check a box to indicate whether they're interested in men or in women.
"I remember I was asked to check a planting that was done and I found that the entire bed of hyacinth bulbs were planted upside down".
The company will not stop sending envelopes to those who participate; instead, they will be asked to check a box indicating an electronic donation.
I sometimes get asked to check a manuscript's LGBTQ content, as if I can stamp it with an official gay seal of approval.
At the end of what was essentially a sales pitch, members of the Seminar Network, as it is officially known, were asked to check a box on a piece of paper in front of them if they were interested in contributing to the education efforts.
Voters will make their way to a polling station on Thursday, where they will be asked one simple question: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" They will then be asked to check a box that reads "remain" or another box that reads "leave". Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. local time on Thursday.
Artist-housing complex superintendent Finn Matt O'Learyy) is asked to check on a resident who hasn't been seen in a week.
Shortly before midnight Thursday -- 10 hours after an Avalon Crest employee was called and asked to check on a resident in Mr. Holtz's apartment and found the woman's body -- a dozen officers from Bergen County, Fort Lee and East Windsor went to the Ramada Inn.
Each student is asked to check off a yes after any that apply to him or her.
On Friday, long after the floodwaters had drained, police officers on patrol were flagged down and asked to check on a bungalow on Mapleton Avenue.
Participants were asked to check on a roster all the names of their classmates who best fit several descriptors.
