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CHEKL-ist/ˈtʃeklɪst/

A checklist is a list of items to tick: a safety checklist; the examiner’s checklist. List is wider; rubric is the official marking guide. Check is the verb. Do not treat a checklist as optional decoration in practical exams — missing a step can cost marks. Aviation and medicine use checklists to reduce error.

Meaning

A list of things that you must do, take, or check.

Examples

• “Use the examiner’s checklist before you hand in Task 2.”
• “Use a checklist before you upload the coursework files.”
• “The lab checklist required goggles, which is why the student was turned away.”

Good to know

a safety / examiner’s checklist. Wider: a list. Marking guide: rubric. Verb: check. Used to reduce missed steps.

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