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Science Lab Safety Test
Contributed by: Martin
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments -
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) only if you don't have glasses
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) try several methods until something works
D) ask the teacher before you start
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) left at your table for the next class
B) dumped into the sink
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) apply first aid yourself
B) tell the teacher at once
C) visit the school nurse after class
D) see a doctor after school
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) All of these
C) clean any glassware that looks dirty
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) open-toed shoes
B) slippers
C) sandals
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) okay
B) always against the rules
C) not dangerous
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 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) at the end of the day
B) when you have time
C) during clean up time
D) at once
  • 10. The correct way to move around the science classroom is to -
A) skip
B) hurry
C) walk
D) run
  • 11. Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
A) each student
B) new students
C) old students
D) the teacher
  • 12. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) others to put away
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) when you are wearing your best clothes
  • 13. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) inhale deeply
C) use a fan
D) waft the odor toward you
  • 14. The most important thing during lab experiments is -
A) neatness
B) finishing first
C) safety
D) getting the correct answer
  • 15. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) all of these
B) fire extinguisher
C) fire blanket
D) classroom door
  • 16. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always -
A) wash your hands with soap and water
B) wipe your hands with a paper towel
C) wipe your hands on your clothes
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) Don't chew the gum, it is not allowed at school.
B) chew the gum when the teacher isn't looking
C) give the gum to your best friend
D) wash your hands, then put the gum in your mouth
  • 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 a classmate
B) wipe your hands on your pants
C) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
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) gloves
B) safety glasses
C) sun glasses
D) a lab coat
  • 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) skipped the lab
B) put her hair up in a rubber band
C) worn a hat today
D) gotten a hair cut before class today
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