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OHIO STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
PRACTICE EXAM 2026-COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
The styling choice for a client with a round facial type would be a style that has: -
correct-answer -Volume on top and closeness or no volume at sides
The profile that is considered to be ideal is the: - correct-answer -Straight profile
Lighter highlights may be used at the temples to create the illusion of: - correct-
answer -Width
The hair should never be brushed prior to a: - correct-answer -Chemical service
Brushes with bristles that have tiny overlapping layers or scales, which clean and
add luster to the hair, are: - correct-answer -Natural
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Any client with an infectious disease should not be serviced and should be
referred to a: - correct-answer -Physician
Shampoo that can leave the hair dry and brittle and cause fading in color-treated
hair is: - correct-answer -High-pH shampoo
Shears that are designed to remove more hair, with larger teeth set farther apart,
are: - correct-answer -Notching shears
When cutting with a vertical or diagonal cutting line, the best way to maintain
control of the subsection is to cut: - correct-answer -Palm-to-palm
A one-length haircut where all the hair comes to a single hanging level is also
known as a: - correct-answer -Blunt cut
The most commonly shaped pin curl base is the: - correct-answer -Arc base
Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called: - correct-answer -Skip
waves
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The panel of hair on which a roller is placed is called the: - correct-answer -Base
Combing small sections of hair from the ends toward the scalp to form a cushion
at the base is known as: - correct-answer -Teasing
Large, flat brushes with staggered pin patterns used for mid- to longer-hair length
are: - correct-answer -Paddle Brushes
Combs that are used for thermal curling should be made of: - correct-answer -
Hard rubber
The process of temporarily straightening extremely curly hair by means of a
heated comb is called: - correct-answer -Hair pressing
Good-quality pressing combs are constructed of either: - correct-answer -Stainless
steel or brass
OHIO STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
PRACTICE EXAM 2026-COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
The styling choice for a client with a round facial type would be a style that has: -
correct-answer -Volume on top and closeness or no volume at sides
The profile that is considered to be ideal is the: - correct-answer -Straight profile
Lighter highlights may be used at the temples to create the illusion of: - correct-
answer -Width
The hair should never be brushed prior to a: - correct-answer -Chemical service
Brushes with bristles that have tiny overlapping layers or scales, which clean and
add luster to the hair, are: - correct-answer -Natural
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Any client with an infectious disease should not be serviced and should be
referred to a: - correct-answer -Physician
Shampoo that can leave the hair dry and brittle and cause fading in color-treated
hair is: - correct-answer -High-pH shampoo
Shears that are designed to remove more hair, with larger teeth set farther apart,
are: - correct-answer -Notching shears
When cutting with a vertical or diagonal cutting line, the best way to maintain
control of the subsection is to cut: - correct-answer -Palm-to-palm
A one-length haircut where all the hair comes to a single hanging level is also
known as a: - correct-answer -Blunt cut
The most commonly shaped pin curl base is the: - correct-answer -Arc base
Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called: - correct-answer -Skip
waves
, 3
The panel of hair on which a roller is placed is called the: - correct-answer -Base
Combing small sections of hair from the ends toward the scalp to form a cushion
at the base is known as: - correct-answer -Teasing
Large, flat brushes with staggered pin patterns used for mid- to longer-hair length
are: - correct-answer -Paddle Brushes
Combs that are used for thermal curling should be made of: - correct-answer -
Hard rubber
The process of temporarily straightening extremely curly hair by means of a
heated comb is called: - correct-answer -Hair pressing
Good-quality pressing combs are constructed of either: - correct-answer -Stainless
steel or brass
