General nail test 2
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Question 1 |
Because of the chemical hazards, a child present at your work station should be properly:
Supervised | |
Fed | |
Rested | |
Clothed |
Question 2 |
An easy way for a nail technician to earn additional income is through:
Retail sales | |
Double-booking clients | |
Cleaning houses | |
Changing professions |
Question 3 |
The half-moon shape at the base of the nail is called the:
Mantle | |
Matrix | |
Lunula | |
Groove |
Question 4 |
The large, thick triangular muscle that covers the shoulder and lifts and turns the arm is called the:
Armature | |
Turner | |
Chloasma | |
Deltoid |
Question 5 |
Until you become accustomed to applying sculptured nails, support your work in progress by using two:
Brushes | |
Nail forms | |
Coats of top coat | |
Acrylic colors |
Question 6 |
No backup when you are gone is a disadvantage of working in:
Nails-only salon | |
Full-service salon | |
Your own salon | |
Selected areas |
Question 7 |
The service of trimming, shaping and polishing toenails, as well as performing foot massage, is called:
Podiatry | |
Manicuring | |
Pedicuring | |
Filing |
Question 8 |
Circular movements in the palm is a massage technique known as:
Effleurage | |
Tapping | |
Friction massage | |
Joint relaxer movements |
Question 9 |
This substance can be found in the stratum germinativum layer of the epidermis:
Elasticity | |
Mold | |
Herpers simplex | |
Melanin |
Question 10 |
Metatarsal scissors is a massage movement which promotes:
Blood flow to neck | |
Blood flow to legs | |
Cutting ability | |
Flexibility |
Question 11 |
Rotation of elbow is a type of:
Chiropractic manipulation | |
Friction massage movement | |
Effleurage | |
Relaxer movement |
Question 12 |
The excess skin beneath a toenail’s free may be softened by using:
Alcohol | |
Silicone lotion | |
Cuticle solvent | |
Polish remover |
Question 13 |
A temporary artificial nail service is a:
Mending job | |
Demonstration service | |
Tip with no overlay | |
Tip applied with water glue |
Question 14 |
Onyx is the technical term for:
Hair | |
Skin | |
Nails | |
Eyes |
Question 15 |
An advantage of quats as a sanitation agent is their:
Stability | |
Weak solution | |
Odor | |
Bacteria |
Question 16 |
Clear cells are found in the skin layer called:
Stratum corneum | |
Stratum lucidum | |
Melanin | |
Stratum mucosum |
Question 17 |
Consumable supplies are the supplies used to:
Provide services | |
Give as samples | |
Stock retail kits | |
Eat lunch |
Question 18 |
Net income is the money you make less all your:
Expenses | |
Groceries | |
Clothes | |
Income |
Question 19 |
An airbrush can be used with colored polish in art to create:
Shades and textures | |
Quick designs | |
Translucent applications | |
Gel nails base |
Question 20 |
By spraying the client’s nails with water, you can reduce the heat generated during:
Buffing | |
Acrylic removal | |
Polishing | |
Filing |
Question 21 |
The clicking sound made by gently tapping the brush handle on an applied acrylic nail indicates the nails are:
Dry | |
Cracking | |
New | |
Needing replacing |
Question 22 |
Always begin a manicure by working with the client’s hand that is:
Not the favored one | |
Favored one | |
In worse shape | |
Closest |
Question 23 |
Only half of the nail plate should be covered by a/an:
Glitter polish application | |
Artificial nail tip | |
French manicure polish | |
Buffer block |
Question 24 |
The slits or tracks in the nail bed at the sides of the nail on which the nail growth are called:
Slims | |
Rails | |
Grooves | |
Furrows |
Question 25 |
A light-colored, slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed is called a/an:
Scar | |
Scratch | |
Abrasion | |
Callus |
Question 26 |
Income is the:
Money you make | |
Incoming client | |
Money you spend | |
Taxes due |
Question 27 |
The client’s circulation is stimulated by:
Massage | |
Tip application | |
Buffing | |
Filing |
Question 28 |
Gel nails are applied by brushing the gel onto the:
Lunula | |
Cuticle | |
Entire nail | |
Primer |
Question 29 |
Acrylic nails must be removed by soaking fingertips in:
Acetone | |
Baby oil | |
Cuticle remover | |
Alcohol |
Question 30 |
Skin that is red and sore is called:
Healthy | |
Infected | |
Inflamed | |
Circulated |
Question 31 |
Crack repair of an acrylic nails is performed using:
Silk wrap | |
Mending tissue | |
Acrylic | |
Clear polish |
Question 32 |
The muscle which turns the hand outward so the palm faces upward is called the:
Terminator | |
Supinator | |
Pronator | |
Fibula |
Question 33 |
A second coat of products is often unnecessary when applying:
Colored lacquer | |
No-light gels | |
Light-cured gels | |
Acrylic nails |
Question 34 |
Questions about a client’s job are part of the
Health information | |
Service record | |
Friendship process | |
Client profile |
Question 35 |
To avoid smearing polish, especially in a pedicure application, the top coat should be followed by:
Nail strengthener | |
A second top coat | |
Hot blowing air | |
Instant nail dry |
Question 36 |
Short and natural-looking is the best nail choice for a person who is a:
Computer operator | |
Telephone receptionist | |
Pianist | |
Stockbroker |
Question 37 |
The polish top coat should be tacky when these are applied:
Tips | |
Paper wraps | |
Gel nails | |
Gems |
Question 38 |
The long, slender bones of the foot are called:
Metatarsals | |
Cartilage | |
Ligaments | |
Phalanges |
Question 39 |
The practice of offering only selected clients reduced prices should be:
Done discreetly | |
A weekly ritual | |
Encouraged | |
Avoided |
Question 40 |
Another name for hives is:
Hornets | |
Melanoma | |
Keratoma | |
Wheals |
Question 41 |
Gel nails stay the same color until:
Removed | |
Water cured | |
Buffed | |
Filed |
Question 42 |
A written description of services and prices is called the:
Job description | |
Promotions ad | |
Service list | |
Contract |
Question 43 |
A good way to develop a steady clientele is to ask clients, before they leave the salon, to:
Buy retail | |
Make another appointment | |
Wash hands | |
Select polish |
Question 44 |
Tuberculocidal disinfectants required to clean:
Toilet seats | |
Visible blood spills | |
Bathroom floor | |
Cuticle nippers |
Question 45 |
The epidermis contains no:
Cells | |
Blood vessels | |
Nerves | |
Keratin |
Question 46 |
To speed the filing of long nails, first shorten them with a:
Nail buffer | |
Metal nail file | |
Fingernail clipper | |
Emery board |
Question 47 |
Honesty is the policy when dealing with a client’s:
Polish | |
Objections | |
Nail file | |
Pedicure |
Question 48 |
Odorless acrylics are self-leveling, which means they require less:
Product | |
Brushing | |
Shaping | |
Buffing |
Question 49 |
The production of nail cells occurs in the nail:
Root | |
Bed | |
Matrix | |
Cuticle |
Question 50 |
The fingerbowl used during a manicure contains water and:
Alcohol | |
Antibacterial soap | |
Fungicide | |
Fumigants |
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