Science Lab Safety Test
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) only if you don't have glasses
B) to improve vision
C) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
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) left at your table for the next class
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) apply first aid yourself
D) tell the teacher at once
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
C) All of these
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) sandals
C) closed-toed shoes
D) slippers
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay
B) okay if you are working alone
C) always against the rules
D) not dangerous
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) the custodian
  • 9. Any spill on the floor can cause an accident. Always clean it up -
A) at the end of the day
B) at once
C) during clean up time
D) when you have time
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) hurry
B) skip
C) run
D) walk
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) the teacher
B) each student
C) old students
D) new students
  • 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) use a fan
C) waft the odor toward you
D) pour it on the table
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) safety
B) neatness
C) getting the correct answer
D) finishing first
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) classroom door
D) fire extinguisher
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wipe your hands on your clothes
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 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) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
B) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
C) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
D) give the gum to your best friend
  • 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) wipe your hands on your pants
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 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) a lab coat
C) sun glasses
D) gloves
  • 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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) skipped the lab
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) worn a hat today
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