Science Lab Safety Test
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to improve vision
D) to avoid eye strain
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) skip it and go to the next part
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
C) taken home
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) apply first aid yourself
B) see a doctor after school
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
D) All of these
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) closed-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) open-toed shoes
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) not dangerous
C) okay if you are working alone
D) okay
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your best friend in class
B) your lab partners
C) the custodian
D) your teacher
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) when you have time
B) during clean up time
C) at once
D) at the end of the day
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) skip
B) hurry
C) run
D) walk
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) old students
B) new students
C) the teacher
D) each student
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) others to put away
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) inhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) finishing first
B) neatness
C) getting the correct answer
D) safety
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) all of these
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) treat your hands with skin lotion
  • 17. You are doing an experiment in class. Suddenly you remember you have a stick of gum in your book. What shoud you do?
A) give the gum to your best friend
B) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
C) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
D) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
  • 18. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 19. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) safety glasses
B) gloves
C) a lab coat
D) sun glasses
  • 20. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) worn a hat today
B) gotten a hair cut before class today
C) skipped the lab
D) put her hair up in a rubber band
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