PSI MANICURIST TEXAS EXAM TEST PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Warning a client that you feel a co-worker's skills are poor - ✔✔Which of the
following is an example of unethical behavior?
A. Letting your clients know in advance that you are moving to another salon
B. Avoiding shortcuts even when you are behind
C. Following state regulation that you feel are unnecessary
D. Warning a client that you feel a co-corker's skills are poor
✔✔The skin - ✔✔Manicuring enhancement products are not designed for
✔✔Apply base coat - ✔✔Of the following steps in a pedicure, which step should be
completed last?
✔✔Antibacterial soap - ✔✔What should be used in a finger bowl to help eliminate
germs on a client's finger?
✔✔Completing a shop owner apprenticeship - ✔✔All of the following are requirements
for obtaining a shop license except?
A. Filling an application
B. Completing a shop owner apprenticeship
C. Passing a site inspection
D. Ensuring proper site sanitation
✔✔A fill - ✔✔As a natural nail grows, the attached acrylic nail is pushed further up the
nail plate. The application of acrylic products to the new nail growth is know as
✔✔Nail plate - ✔✔What is the most visible part of the nail unit?
✔✔30 - ✔✔If the ownership of a shop changes, the new owner may operate the shop
for the maximum of how many days before submitting the ownership change notice to
the board?
✔✔Stop bleeding - ✔✔In manicuring, styptic powder is used to?
✔✔Dissolve the tip - ✔✔When used on nail tips, an acetone nail polish remover will
✔✔Clean nails - ✔✔Which of the following step should be performed first when
performing a light cured gel application?
A. Clean nails
B. Apply gel
C. cure gel
D. Apply cuticle oil
,✔✔the crack in the nail - ✔✔To repair a cracked nail with a fabric wrap, one should cut
a repair patch that covers
✔✔wrap to separate from the nail plate - ✔✔Accidentally apply adhesive to the cuticle
could cause the
✔✔Summer - ✔✔In which season do nails grow fastest?
✔✔Strong a weak point in the nail - ✔✔The stress tip is used to
✔✔Acrylic materails - ✔✔Primer allows a nail surface to bond with
✔✔Tightly seal all products after use - ✔✔Which of the following is the best way to limit
inhalation of chemical?
✔✔Circulatory - ✔✔Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood
providing nutrients to the rest of the body?
✔✔Lifting - ✔✔Regular maintenance help prevent acrylic nails from
✔✔Mend small tears in a nail - ✔✔Paper wraps can be used to
✔✔Fungi - ✔✔Plant-like parasites which can be spread from one person to another are
called
✔✔Broken and discared - ✔✔After the use of a cardboard, emery board should be
✔✔Psoriasis - ✔✔Which skin disorder is characterized by red patches that are covered
with white silver scales?
✔✔Keratin - ✔✔The principal component of hair and nail is
✔✔2-3 weeks - ✔✔Acrylic nails should be filled in every
✔✔Evaporate - ✔✔The chemical in odorless acrylic do not
✔✔Orangewood stick - ✔✔Which implement is best used to loosen the cuticle around
the base of the nail or to clean under the free edge?
✔✔Apparent very early in the license, such as pustules or inflammation - ✔✔Objective
symptoms of skin disorders are
✔✔The feet and knees close together - ✔✔For a good and comfortable sitting posture,
keep the sole of the feet on the floor and keep
, ✔✔After removing old nail polish and shape the nail - ✔✔When is the best time to start
softening a client's cuticles?
A. After removing old nail polish but prior to shaping the nail
B. During the process of removing old nail polish
C. Whenever the client would prefer, as long as it is done before shaping the nail
D. After removing old nail polish and shaping the nail
✔✔Sable hair - ✔✔The most effective brush you use with acrylic is made of
✔✔Sebaceous - ✔✔Which type of gland is also known as sweat glands?
✔✔Increase stimulation - ✔✔A primary benefit to the tapotement massage technique is
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔What level of decontamination uses chemicals to kill most micro-
organisms on nonporous surface?
✔✔from the insertion of the muscle toward its origin - ✔✔Massage movements should
be directed
✔✔Tweezers - ✔✔Which implement is the best used to remove bits of cuticle from the
nail?
✔✔Add shine to the nail - ✔✔The purpose of dry nail polish is to
✔✔Complete the required number of hours of training at a license school - ✔✔In order
to obtain a manicurist license, one must
✔✔Showing favoritism to high paying customers - ✔✔All of the following are examples
of ethical behavior in the operation of a salon except:
A. Fulfilling obligation to customer
B. Showing favoritism to high paying customers
C. Obeying all provisions of state law
D. Practicing high sanitation standards
✔✔An overlay - ✔✔A correct treatment that forms a protective coating for a damaged
nail is called
✔✔Record the information about the allergy on the client's consultation form - ✔✔If a
client informs the manicurist that he is allergic to a product, what should the manicurist
do?
✔✔Pterygium (overgrown cuticles on the nail bed) - ✔✔One should avoid cutting too
much of the cuticle off because this could cause
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Warning a client that you feel a co-worker's skills are poor - ✔✔Which of the
following is an example of unethical behavior?
A. Letting your clients know in advance that you are moving to another salon
B. Avoiding shortcuts even when you are behind
C. Following state regulation that you feel are unnecessary
D. Warning a client that you feel a co-corker's skills are poor
✔✔The skin - ✔✔Manicuring enhancement products are not designed for
✔✔Apply base coat - ✔✔Of the following steps in a pedicure, which step should be
completed last?
✔✔Antibacterial soap - ✔✔What should be used in a finger bowl to help eliminate
germs on a client's finger?
✔✔Completing a shop owner apprenticeship - ✔✔All of the following are requirements
for obtaining a shop license except?
A. Filling an application
B. Completing a shop owner apprenticeship
C. Passing a site inspection
D. Ensuring proper site sanitation
✔✔A fill - ✔✔As a natural nail grows, the attached acrylic nail is pushed further up the
nail plate. The application of acrylic products to the new nail growth is know as
✔✔Nail plate - ✔✔What is the most visible part of the nail unit?
✔✔30 - ✔✔If the ownership of a shop changes, the new owner may operate the shop
for the maximum of how many days before submitting the ownership change notice to
the board?
✔✔Stop bleeding - ✔✔In manicuring, styptic powder is used to?
✔✔Dissolve the tip - ✔✔When used on nail tips, an acetone nail polish remover will
✔✔Clean nails - ✔✔Which of the following step should be performed first when
performing a light cured gel application?
A. Clean nails
B. Apply gel
C. cure gel
D. Apply cuticle oil
,✔✔the crack in the nail - ✔✔To repair a cracked nail with a fabric wrap, one should cut
a repair patch that covers
✔✔wrap to separate from the nail plate - ✔✔Accidentally apply adhesive to the cuticle
could cause the
✔✔Summer - ✔✔In which season do nails grow fastest?
✔✔Strong a weak point in the nail - ✔✔The stress tip is used to
✔✔Acrylic materails - ✔✔Primer allows a nail surface to bond with
✔✔Tightly seal all products after use - ✔✔Which of the following is the best way to limit
inhalation of chemical?
✔✔Circulatory - ✔✔Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood
providing nutrients to the rest of the body?
✔✔Lifting - ✔✔Regular maintenance help prevent acrylic nails from
✔✔Mend small tears in a nail - ✔✔Paper wraps can be used to
✔✔Fungi - ✔✔Plant-like parasites which can be spread from one person to another are
called
✔✔Broken and discared - ✔✔After the use of a cardboard, emery board should be
✔✔Psoriasis - ✔✔Which skin disorder is characterized by red patches that are covered
with white silver scales?
✔✔Keratin - ✔✔The principal component of hair and nail is
✔✔2-3 weeks - ✔✔Acrylic nails should be filled in every
✔✔Evaporate - ✔✔The chemical in odorless acrylic do not
✔✔Orangewood stick - ✔✔Which implement is best used to loosen the cuticle around
the base of the nail or to clean under the free edge?
✔✔Apparent very early in the license, such as pustules or inflammation - ✔✔Objective
symptoms of skin disorders are
✔✔The feet and knees close together - ✔✔For a good and comfortable sitting posture,
keep the sole of the feet on the floor and keep
, ✔✔After removing old nail polish and shape the nail - ✔✔When is the best time to start
softening a client's cuticles?
A. After removing old nail polish but prior to shaping the nail
B. During the process of removing old nail polish
C. Whenever the client would prefer, as long as it is done before shaping the nail
D. After removing old nail polish and shaping the nail
✔✔Sable hair - ✔✔The most effective brush you use with acrylic is made of
✔✔Sebaceous - ✔✔Which type of gland is also known as sweat glands?
✔✔Increase stimulation - ✔✔A primary benefit to the tapotement massage technique is
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔What level of decontamination uses chemicals to kill most micro-
organisms on nonporous surface?
✔✔from the insertion of the muscle toward its origin - ✔✔Massage movements should
be directed
✔✔Tweezers - ✔✔Which implement is the best used to remove bits of cuticle from the
nail?
✔✔Add shine to the nail - ✔✔The purpose of dry nail polish is to
✔✔Complete the required number of hours of training at a license school - ✔✔In order
to obtain a manicurist license, one must
✔✔Showing favoritism to high paying customers - ✔✔All of the following are examples
of ethical behavior in the operation of a salon except:
A. Fulfilling obligation to customer
B. Showing favoritism to high paying customers
C. Obeying all provisions of state law
D. Practicing high sanitation standards
✔✔An overlay - ✔✔A correct treatment that forms a protective coating for a damaged
nail is called
✔✔Record the information about the allergy on the client's consultation form - ✔✔If a
client informs the manicurist that he is allergic to a product, what should the manicurist
do?
✔✔Pterygium (overgrown cuticles on the nail bed) - ✔✔One should avoid cutting too
much of the cuticle off because this could cause
