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) figure it out as you do the lab
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) taken home
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) dumped into the sink
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) apply first aid yourself
C) tell the teacher at once
D) visit the school nurse after class
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
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) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) sandals
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay if you are working alone
B) okay
C) not dangerous
D) always against the rules
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your lab partners
B) your teacher
C) your best friend in class
D) the custodian
  • 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) walk
B) skip
C) hurry
D) run
  • 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) others to put away
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) wiping your hands
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) waft the odor toward you
B) use a fan
C) inhale deeply
D) pour it on the table
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) neatness
B) finishing first
C) getting the correct answer
D) safety
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire blanket
C) fire extinguisher
D) classroom door
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) wipe your hands with a paper towel
D) wipe your hands on your clothes
  • 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) give the gum to your best friend
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) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 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) gloves
B) a lab coat
C) safety glasses
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) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) skipped the lab
D) gotten a hair cut before class today
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