Being Safe in Science – Theory Test
You have 20minutes to complete your science theory multiple choice test. Mark
clearly on your answer sheet the correct answer for each question. Select only
1 answer for each question, multiple answers will score zero marks.
Q1. What is the name of the piece of
apparatus below?
A. Conical flask
B. Bunsen burner
C. Evaporating basin
D. Heatproof mat
Q2. When would it be okay to remove
your goggles
A. When you have finished the practical and are
clearing away
B. When you are not near any chemicals
Q3. Simon has spilt some acid on the
desk. What should Simon do?
C. When everyone has finished and is clearing up
D. When everyone has cleared away and the teacher
has told you it is safe to do so
A. Spill some alkali on it because alkalis neutralise acids
B. Get a cloth and clean the spillage up
Q4. What is the name of the piece of
apparatus below?
C.
D.
A.
B.
Let the teacher know immediately
Dilute the acid with water
Bunsen burner
Test tube
C. Thermometer
D. Beaker
Q5. What must be securely tied back
when using a Bunsen burner
A. Long hair
B. Baggy shirts
Q6. Where must you not go without
permission from the teacher?
C.
D.
A.
B.
Your ears
Your sleeves
The canteen
Into the lab
C. The corridor
D. Up the stairs
Q7. What is the name of the piece of
apparatus below?
A. Splint
B. Tripod
C. Measuring cylinder
D. Evaporating dish
Q8. What should you do if a glass
breakage occurs
A. Immediately contact your teacher
B. Leave it where it is without telling anyone.
Q9. Where should you point a test tube
that is being heated towards?
C.
D.
A.
B.
Run out of the classroom.
Touch it to see if it is safe.
Yourself, so you can see it boiling
Your lab partner, so they can tell you when it boils
C. Away from yourself and others
D. Towards the group working next to you
Q10. You have lit your Bunsen burner
using a splint, what should you now do
with the still lit splint?
Q11. Where should all bags and coats be
kept during a practical
Q12. Why is it important to know the
names and appearance of lab equipment
before doing laboratory work?
Q13. Which of the following is NOT a
safe lab practice?
Q14. If you are not sure what to do
during a lab activity:
Q15. I can eat in the classroom:
A. Carry on burning it until there is nothing left
B. Extinguish it using a heat proof mat
C.
D.
A.
B.
Use it to set paper and other things on fire
Throw it on the floor
Anywhere- It doesn’t matter
Safely under your desk out of the way
C.
D.
A.
B.
On top of your desk as a shield
On your back
So you will score higher on the lab test.
So you can quickly obtain your laboratory supplies
before lab.
C. So you can follow the lab instructions clearly.
D. So you can make sure everything has been cleaned
before beginning the lab procedure
A. Keep chemicals, glassware, and other equipment away
from the edge of the lab table.
B. After removing glassware from a heat source touch
it right away to see if it is cool.
C. Report minor accidents to your teacher.
D. Heat chemicals in a flask without a stopper.
A. Guess
B. Change lab partners.
C.
D.
A.
B.
Ask the teacher.
Just sit quietly and do nothing.
Whenever I want to.
Only with permission from the teacher.
C. When I am sure it is safe to do so.
D. Never.
Q16. Which Bunsen flame is orange and
flickers a lot
A. Roaring flame
B. Safety flame
C. Medium flame
Q17. What is the name of the piece of
apparatus below?
A. Top pan balance
B. Beaker
C. Burette
D. Test tube
Q18. If you see something in the
classroom or laboratory that is
dangerous, tell the teacher
Q19. When not using a Bunsen burner
for short period of time you should:
Q20. If you are unsure what a chemical
is you should
A. When you have time.
B. At once
C.
D.
A.
B.
After class
After school
Leave it on the blue flame
Leave it on the yellow flame
C. Put a warning label on it
D. Put the flame out but leave the gas on
A.
Taste it, if it tastes sour it is acid
B.
Ask the teacher
C.
Put it in the Bunsen burner to see if it is
flammable
D.
Just use it, it’s probably the right one
Name _________________________________
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