CSMLS MLA Certification Exam: Practice Test 1

This is a book of 150 multiple choice practice questions for the CSMLS Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) certification exam.

Just like the real exam, the questions are drawn from eight competency areas:

Safe Work PracticesData and Specimen Collection and HandlingPre-analytical ProceduresReagent PreparationCommunication and InteractionQuality ManagementProfessional PracticeCritical ThinkingAll questions have been carefully designed to reflect the real CSMLS MLA certification exam, making this book the ideal tool to prepare for the exam.

Below is an example question from the book:

What is the term for chemicals that can burn or destroy tissue?

a. Cancerous

b. Caustic

c. Magnetic

d. Pathogenic

e. Poisonous

Answer: b. Caustic.