Nail Technician Practice Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. Hepatitis is caused by? Virus
2. Violation of any law code would result in a fine up too? $0 to $1000
3. If your license lapses for 3 years or longer, you can Pass the law & Practical
reinstate it if you? exam
4. A new license maximum months to pay the fee is? 6 months
5. The outer layer of skin is called? Epidermis
6. The deepest layer of skin is called? Dermis
7. To mix polish you should? Roll the bottle between
your palms
8. Cocci are in what shape? Round shape
9. Bacilli are in what shape? Rod shape
10. When buffing the nail, try to lift the buffer on each Smoke or burning sensa-
stroke or it would cause? tion
11. How is fabric wrap maintenance scheduled? Glue fill in 2 weeks, Glue &
Fabric fill in 4 weeks
12. Before applying acrylic nails, the manicurist should? Apply nail antiseptic
13. Which of the following steps would come earliest in Clean
the procedure, when performing a plan manicure?
14. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) contain? The ingredient and hazard
15. When applying nail tips, Which material is used for Polish
added strength?
,16. Streptococci bacteria can cause? Blood poisoning
17. Nail hardener is applied? Before the base coat
18. All the following is equipment except? Tweezers
19. Of the following steps in applying acrylic nails, Which Buflne nail
step should be done first?
20. How often is the inspection on the salon? 12 months
21. The medical term for bitten nail is? Onochophagy
22. At what angle should the emery board be held in order 45 degrees
bevel the nail?
23. In determining the penalty for violating the TN state Assets possessed by the
cosmetology code. All of the following are considered violator
by the state board of cosmetology except the?
24. Which of the following describes the massage tech- Pressure on the muscle
nique called effeurage?
25. Of the following steps in applying nail tips, which Nail antiseptic
should come first?
26. The addition of acrylic to the new growth area of the Fill
nail is called?
27. Prior to applying the nail tip, a manicurist should ask Wash hands
the client to do what?
28. Bacteria reproduce by dividing into how many new Two
cells?
, 29. The proper way to shape a nail is to file? From each corner of the
nail to the center
30. Some light cured gels will harden when they are ex- An ultraviolet light (UV
posed too? light)
31. Two types of bacteria which can project themselves Spirilla
are bacilli and
32. During the course of a typical acrylic nail application Three(3)
on natural nail, how many balls of acrylic should be
applied?
33. Salons should post what sign about stale (drilling)? Customers have the right
not to have a drill used on
their nails
34. Point where the nail tip meets the nail plate before its Position stop
glued is called?
35. What type of gland is also known as the sweat gland? Sudoriferous glands
36. If you to massage the muscles that straighten the Wrist joint or Extensor
wrist and make the fingers form a straight line, you
would massage the?
37. What are the most commonly used salon disinfec- Quaternary Ammonium
tants? Compounds (Quats)
38. In manicuring, styptic powder is used too? Stop bleeding
39. Bacilli causes what disease? Tetanus (lockjaw)
40. Hospital grade
CORRECT Answers
1. Hepatitis is caused by? Virus
2. Violation of any law code would result in a fine up too? $0 to $1000
3. If your license lapses for 3 years or longer, you can Pass the law & Practical
reinstate it if you? exam
4. A new license maximum months to pay the fee is? 6 months
5. The outer layer of skin is called? Epidermis
6. The deepest layer of skin is called? Dermis
7. To mix polish you should? Roll the bottle between
your palms
8. Cocci are in what shape? Round shape
9. Bacilli are in what shape? Rod shape
10. When buffing the nail, try to lift the buffer on each Smoke or burning sensa-
stroke or it would cause? tion
11. How is fabric wrap maintenance scheduled? Glue fill in 2 weeks, Glue &
Fabric fill in 4 weeks
12. Before applying acrylic nails, the manicurist should? Apply nail antiseptic
13. Which of the following steps would come earliest in Clean
the procedure, when performing a plan manicure?
14. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) contain? The ingredient and hazard
15. When applying nail tips, Which material is used for Polish
added strength?
,16. Streptococci bacteria can cause? Blood poisoning
17. Nail hardener is applied? Before the base coat
18. All the following is equipment except? Tweezers
19. Of the following steps in applying acrylic nails, Which Buflne nail
step should be done first?
20. How often is the inspection on the salon? 12 months
21. The medical term for bitten nail is? Onochophagy
22. At what angle should the emery board be held in order 45 degrees
bevel the nail?
23. In determining the penalty for violating the TN state Assets possessed by the
cosmetology code. All of the following are considered violator
by the state board of cosmetology except the?
24. Which of the following describes the massage tech- Pressure on the muscle
nique called effeurage?
25. Of the following steps in applying nail tips, which Nail antiseptic
should come first?
26. The addition of acrylic to the new growth area of the Fill
nail is called?
27. Prior to applying the nail tip, a manicurist should ask Wash hands
the client to do what?
28. Bacteria reproduce by dividing into how many new Two
cells?
, 29. The proper way to shape a nail is to file? From each corner of the
nail to the center
30. Some light cured gels will harden when they are ex- An ultraviolet light (UV
posed too? light)
31. Two types of bacteria which can project themselves Spirilla
are bacilli and
32. During the course of a typical acrylic nail application Three(3)
on natural nail, how many balls of acrylic should be
applied?
33. Salons should post what sign about stale (drilling)? Customers have the right
not to have a drill used on
their nails
34. Point where the nail tip meets the nail plate before its Position stop
glued is called?
35. What type of gland is also known as the sweat gland? Sudoriferous glands
36. If you to massage the muscles that straighten the Wrist joint or Extensor
wrist and make the fingers form a straight line, you
would massage the?
37. What are the most commonly used salon disinfec- Quaternary Ammonium
tants? Compounds (Quats)
38. In manicuring, styptic powder is used too? Stop bleeding
39. Bacilli causes what disease? Tetanus (lockjaw)
40. Hospital grade
