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Lab Safety & Jonas Salk

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before starting an activity, what should you do?

a)

Listen to the teacher's instructions.

b)

Fool around.

c)

Read the directions.

d)

Start the activity right away.

2.

What should you do if there is an accident or safety hazard in the lab?

a)

Ignore it and continue with your work

b)

Clean it up immediately

c)

Blame someone else for the accident

d)

Report it to the teacher immediately

3.

What should you do after finishing a lab activity?

a)

Clean up your area.

b)

Return all materials to their designated areas.

c)

Leave everything as it is.

d)

Do another activity.

4.

Fill in the blank: Do not _____, _____, or _____ any materials unless directed to do so by the teacher. (Use spaces between the answers)

a)

Throw, break, or damage

b)

touch, taste, smell

c)

bread, create, apple

d)

chomp, eat, hurt

5.

What are some examples of safety equipment?

a)

Fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and fire blankets

b)

Makeup, scissors, and knives

c)

Leaves, twigs, and benches

d)

Dirty cloth, broken goggles, fish

6.

What should you do with your teammates during an experiment?

a)

Be cooperative

b)

Be considerate

c)

Share

d)

All of the above

7.

What should you do when the teacher tells you to stop working?

a)

Immediately stop working

b)

Continue working

c)

Drop everything

d)

Put on makeup

8.

How should you dress appropriately for the lab?

a)

Tie your hair back

b)

Wear closed-toe shoes

c)

Roll up your sleeves

d)

All of the above

9.

What did Jonas Salk do?

a)

He created a vaccine for polio.

b)

He created a vaccine for influenza.

c)

He created the first robot.

d)

He did nothing important.

10.

What should you NEVER do in the lab?

a)

Fool around

b)

Apply makeup

c)

Wear safety goggles

d)

Ask the teacher for help if there is an accident

11.

Where should you place your equipment while conducting an experiment?

a)

On your head

b)

On the floor

c)

In the middle of the table

d)

Outside

12.

What is a vaccine?

a)

A preventative, effective method for not getting ill.

b)

An effective method for getting ill.

c)

A type of virus.

d)

A type of disease.

13.

What was the first vaccine developed by Salk for?

a)

Polio

b)

Flu

c)

Influenza

d)

The common cold

14.

Who were the most affected by polio?

a)

Old people

b)

Children

c)

Middle aged people

d)

Teens

15.

What did Salk use to develop his cure for polio?

a)

An active polio virus

b)

An inactive polio virus

c)

Children's blood

d)

Lead

16.

What did polio do to people?

a)

It made people stronger and sometimes dead.

b)

It left people paralyzed and sometimes dead.

c)

It made people taller and never dead.

d)

It decreased people's intelligence and always killed them.

17.

When should a vaccine be given?

a)

A vaccine should never be given.

b)

Before you get the disease.

c)

While you are having the disease.

d)

After you had the disease.

18.

Who was polio most vulnerable to?

a)

Children under five

b)

Children over 10

c)

Adults over 65

d)

Polio was not vulnerable to anyone.

19.

When did Jonas Salk (about) finish developing his cure for polio?

a)

1952

b)

1099

c)

2012

d)

1954

20.

BONUS: What do you think about Jonas Salk?

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