TCOLE EXAMINATION TEST TEXAS
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ What is unique about dip systems?
Select the correct response:
a. They do not require the use of a nail dehydrator.
b. They can provide the client with an acrylic overlay and nail color
all in one.
c. They can be used with liquid monomer.
d. They dry completely translucent and undetectable. Answer: b.
They can provide the client with an acrylic overlay and nail color all
in one.
◉ When opening an adhesive container, it is recommended that you:
Select the correct response:
a. point the opening toward the client
b. look into the opening
c. open it under running water
,d. point the opening away from you and the client Answer: d. point
the opening away from you and the client
◉ Why are resin systems rarely used alone on the nail?
Select the correct response:
a. They will only cure when coupled with acrylic.
b. They need reinforcement to provide flexibility and to give the nail
strength.
c. If they are laid over the natural nail, they will damage it.
d. They do not cure without a fabric wrap to adhere to. Answer: b.
They need reinforcement to provide flexibility and to give the nail
strength.
◉ Acid-free primers have a ____ pH.
Select the correct response:
a. slightly alkaline
b. slightly acidic
c. neutral
d. very alkaline Answer: c. neutral
,◉ All nail enhancements become stronger during the first _____
hours
Select the correct response:
a. 72
b. 24
c. 48
d. 94 Answer: c. 48
◉ The nail technician can use a ______ to dip individual client's nails.
Select the correct response:
a. finger bowl
b. dappen dish
c. resin bowl
d. new dip powder package Answer: b. Dappen dish
◉ The polymer powder in a dip system is _____.
Select the correct response:
a. formulated so that it does not require an activator or resin coating
b. the same type of powder used in a liquid and powder system
, c. never heavily pigmented
d. very different from polymer powders in liquid and powder nail
services Answer: d. very different from polymer powders in liquid
and powder nail services
◉ Problems related to nail enhancements are typically NOT caused
by:
Select the correct response:
a. improper maintenance
b. improper application
c. improper nail plate preparation
d. the quality of the product Answer: d. the quality of the product
◉ The ______ leaves the natural nail.
is the area on the side of the nail plate that grows free of its natural
attachment to the nail fold and where the extension leaves the
natural nail.
Select the correct response:
a. apex
b. sidewall
c. nail extension underside
COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ What is unique about dip systems?
Select the correct response:
a. They do not require the use of a nail dehydrator.
b. They can provide the client with an acrylic overlay and nail color
all in one.
c. They can be used with liquid monomer.
d. They dry completely translucent and undetectable. Answer: b.
They can provide the client with an acrylic overlay and nail color all
in one.
◉ When opening an adhesive container, it is recommended that you:
Select the correct response:
a. point the opening toward the client
b. look into the opening
c. open it under running water
,d. point the opening away from you and the client Answer: d. point
the opening away from you and the client
◉ Why are resin systems rarely used alone on the nail?
Select the correct response:
a. They will only cure when coupled with acrylic.
b. They need reinforcement to provide flexibility and to give the nail
strength.
c. If they are laid over the natural nail, they will damage it.
d. They do not cure without a fabric wrap to adhere to. Answer: b.
They need reinforcement to provide flexibility and to give the nail
strength.
◉ Acid-free primers have a ____ pH.
Select the correct response:
a. slightly alkaline
b. slightly acidic
c. neutral
d. very alkaline Answer: c. neutral
,◉ All nail enhancements become stronger during the first _____
hours
Select the correct response:
a. 72
b. 24
c. 48
d. 94 Answer: c. 48
◉ The nail technician can use a ______ to dip individual client's nails.
Select the correct response:
a. finger bowl
b. dappen dish
c. resin bowl
d. new dip powder package Answer: b. Dappen dish
◉ The polymer powder in a dip system is _____.
Select the correct response:
a. formulated so that it does not require an activator or resin coating
b. the same type of powder used in a liquid and powder system
, c. never heavily pigmented
d. very different from polymer powders in liquid and powder nail
services Answer: d. very different from polymer powders in liquid
and powder nail services
◉ Problems related to nail enhancements are typically NOT caused
by:
Select the correct response:
a. improper maintenance
b. improper application
c. improper nail plate preparation
d. the quality of the product Answer: d. the quality of the product
◉ The ______ leaves the natural nail.
is the area on the side of the nail plate that grows free of its natural
attachment to the nail fold and where the extension leaves the
natural nail.
Select the correct response:
a. apex
b. sidewall
c. nail extension underside
