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Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What should you do with chemicals leftover after an experiment?
a)
Follow the directions of the teacher
b)
Carefully pour them down the sink
c)
Throw them into the trash can
d)
Leave them on the table
2.
Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?
a)
A. To improve your vision
b)
B. To make you look like a bug
c)
 C. To give you headaches
d)
 D. To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware
3.
You have been injured in the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
a)
apply first aid yourself
b)
tell the teacher at once
c)
see a doctor after school
d)
visit the school nurse after class
4.
Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
a)
each student
b)
new students
c)
the teacher
d)
old students
5.
The most important thing during lab experiments is
a)
neatness
b)
finishing first
c)
safety
d)
getting the correct answer
6.

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

a)
taste
b)

write about

c)
smell
d)

use

7.
Always point the open end of a test tube
a)
toward yourself
b)
toward your lab partner
c)
toward another classmate
d)
away from people
8.

If a fire erupts, immediately

a)

notify the teacher.

b)

run for the fire extinguisher.

c)

throw water on the fire.

d)

open the windows.

9.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should

a)

figure it out as you do the lab.

b)

try several methods until something works.

c)

ask the teacher before proceeding.

d)

skip it and go on to the next part.

10.

Long hair in the laboratory must be

a)

cut short.

b)

held away from the experiment with one hand.

c)

always neatly groomed.

d)

tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

11.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are

a)

always against the rules.

b)

okay.

c)

not dangerous.

d)

okay if you are working alone.

12.

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell

a)

the principal.

b)

your lab partner.

c)

your best friend in the class.

d)

the teacher.

13.

All chemicals in the lab (including foodstuffs and store-bought chemicals) should be treated as if they could be hazardous.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Work areas should be kept clean and tidy.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Laboratory work may be started immediately upon entering the laboratory even if the teacher is not yet present.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Never remove chemicals, specimens, or other equipment from the laboratory.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

You can walk around the classroom or lab while performing an experiment because you may need to see what another group is doing.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

You should not eat or drink while performing experiments.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

You should not take any materials out of the classroom without your teacher's permission.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

You walk into lab and see chocolate chips on the plate you should....

a)

eat them before your lab partner sees them

b)

throw them away

c)

do not touch and wait for your teacher's instructions

d)

put them in your bookbag to eat during snack

21.
Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?
a)
A. To improve your vision
b)
B. To make you look like a bug
c)
 C. To give you headaches
d)
 D. To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware
22.
You have been injured in the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
a)
apply first aid yourself
b)
tell the teacher at once
c)
see a doctor after school
d)
visit the school nurse after class
23.
What should you do with chemicals leftover after an experiment?
a)
Follow the directions of the teacher
b)
Carefully pour them down the sink
c)
Throw them into the trash can
d)
Leave them on the table
24.
Cleaning up the science classroom is the job of -
a)
each student
b)
new students
c)
the teacher
d)
old students
25.
The most important thing during lab experiments is
a)
neatness
b)
finishing first
c)
safety
d)
getting the correct answer
26.

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

a)
taste
b)

write about

c)
smell
d)

use

27.
Always point the open end of a test tube
a)
toward yourself
b)
toward your lab partner
c)
toward another classmate
d)
away from people
28.

If a fire erupts, immediately

a)

notify the teacher.

b)

run for the fire extinguisher.

c)

throw water on the fire.

d)

open the windows.

29.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should

a)

figure it out as you do the lab.

b)

try several methods until something works.

c)

ask the teacher before proceeding.

d)

skip it and go on to the next part.