Chapter 22 Cosmo Test

​1. What term is used to describe any product added to the natural nail to increase strength and beauty?

a. nail enhancement

b. nail tip

c. nail form

d. nail extension

​2. How would you make sure nail enhancement products can adhere properly to the nail plate?

a. Use quality nail-enhancement products.

b. Ensure that the client has not had any type of nail enhancement for 4 to 6 weeks to let the nail heal.

c. Make sure the nail has been filed properly.

d. Make sure the nail is clean and free of moisture and oil.

​3. In both a dry manicure and a basic manicure, there are several steps that are the same. Which step differentiates a dry manicure from a basic manicure?

a. The nail needs to be shaped.

b. The nail needs to be soaked.

c. The eponychium needs to be pushed back.

d. The cuticle needs to be removed from the nail plate.

​4. Which is the last step in preparing the nail for nail extensions?

a. applying the nail dehydrator

b. applying the nail cleanser

c. buffing the nail

d. removing the cuticle

​5. When buffing the nail, be sure to buff down to the

a. nail plate

b. proximal nail fold

c. ventral floor

d. lateral folds

​6. What would you use to provide strength, structure, and support to a nail?

a. forms

b. nail adhesive

c. overlay

d. nail tips

​7. Which of the following are pre-molded nails shaped from a tough plastic made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene?

a. nail forms

b. nail adhesives

c. nail overlays

d. nail tips

​8. What is the term used to describe a shallow depression of a nail tip, which serves as the point of contact with the nail plate?

a. well

b. dip

c. crack

d. divot

​9. Which tool is designed so it does not put pressure on the nail tip as it is being cut?

a. resin

b. enhancement snips

c. adhesive

d. tip cutter

​10. What is placed under the free edge of the natural nail and used as a guide to extend the nail enhancement product beyond the fingertip to add additional length?

a. nail forms

b. nail adhesives

c. nail overlays

d. nail tips

​11. Which of the following is an advantage of nail forms?

a. They create strong nail extensions.

b. They are easy to keep in place.

c. They create natural-looking nail extensions.

d. They are long lasting.

​12. Almond nails are similar to what other nail shape?

a. squoval

b. round

c. oval

d. ballerina

​13. Which nail type resembles a long, skinny carrot?

a. ballerina

b. stiletto

c. oval

d. squoval

​14. For which of the following nail types would you allow the form sides to come straight out from the natural nail grooves and open to a large circle?

a. round

b. oval

c. almond

d. ballerina

​15. When should you shape the nail tip?

a. before you blend down the contact area

b. after you blend down the contact area

c. before applying the tip to the nail with resin, if using partial-well tips

d. after soaking the tip in acetone

​16. What is the area where the nail grows beyond the finger and becomes the free edge called?

a. undersides

b. apex arch

c. stress area

d. C-curve

​17. The highest point in the nail is known as what?

a. undersides

b. apex

c. stress area

d. C-curve

​18. How would you make sure that a nail enhancement is comfortable to wear? a. Make the nail enhancement pliable.

b. Make sure the nail enhancement is short.

c. Round the nail enhancement.

d. Make the nail enhancement thin.

​19. Which of the following is true about resin systems?

a. Resin systems are easily removed.

b. Resin systems are poor overlayers.

c. Resin systems are time-consuming.

d. Resin systems are only for colored dips.

​20. Resin and nail wraps are perfect for repairing damaged nails.

a. Mylar

b. polish

c. acrylic

d. fabric

​21. Misha is applying a nail resin and would like to speed up the time it takes to dry. What should she do?

a. Misha should use a resin with a thick viscosity. b. Misha should use a resin with a thin viscosity. c. Misha should put the resin on in one thick coat.

d. Misha should use the resin as a top coat.

​22. A resin ______________ assists in speeding up the dry time of the resin.

a. accelerator

b. backfill

c. wrap

d. viscosity

​23. The following are true about nail resin systems EXCEPT:

a. Nail resins are used alone.

b. Nail resins provide flexibility.

c. Nail resins build strength.

d. Nail resins can be used on the nail tip.

​ 24. ______________can be used to repair a nail, as an overlay to strengthen natural nails, or to strengthen a nail tip application.

a. Backfill

b. Stress strips

c. Nail wraps

d. Rebalance

​25. What is a resin- and polymer-powder-based system in which the resin absorbs the powder to cre­ate a hard coating over the nail?

a. fill system

b. wrap system

c. rebalance system

d. dip system