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Haircutting vocabulary #1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Good haircuts begin with an understanding of the shape of the head, referred to as the __________

a)

head form

b)

fringe area

c)

apex

d)

reference points

2.

_____________ mark where the surface of the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, occipital bone, or apex.

a)

head form

b)

reference points

c)

nape area

d)

parietal ridge

3.

These points are used to establish design lines

a)

areas of the head

b)

Top of head

c)

guidelines

d)

reference points

4.

This is the widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.

a)

apex

b)

crown

c)

nape

d)

parietal ridge

5.

The parietal ridge is also referred to as the __________

a)

crest area

b)

curvy area

c)

flat area

d)

high point

6.

The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull is the _______?

a)

femur bone

b)

occipital bone

c)

brow bone

d)

neck bone

7.

An understanding of ___________ and__________ will help you in the following ways:Finding balance within the design, so that both sides of the haircut turn out the same. Developing the ability to create the same haircut consistently. Showing where and when it is necessary to change technique to make up for irregularities (such as a flat crown) in the head form.

a)

head shape and sectioning

b)

head shape and lines

c)

head shape and reference points

d)

reference points and graduation

8.

___________ signals a change in the shape of the head from flat to round and vice versa.

a)

the fringe

b)

The apex

c)

The four corners

d)

The sides

9.

___________ represent the widest points in the bang area.

a)

2 back corners

b)

parietal ridge

c)

temples

d)

2 front corners

10.

This is the highest point on the top of the head.

a)

Top

b)

Apex

c)

Bang

d)

Crown

11.

____________ is a thin, continuous mark used as a guide.

a)

Line

b)

Guideline

c)

Angle

d)

Section

12.

________________ is the working area that the hair is separated into prior to cutting.

a)

sub section

b)

section

c)

area

d)

reference points

13.

The two basic lines used in haircutting are _____ and _____.

a)

diagonal, curved

b)

long, short

c)

straight, curved

d)

curved, blunt

14.

_________ is created when the space between two lines or surfaces intersects at a given point.

a)

A wave

b)

An Angle

c)

A mistake

d)

An Illusion

15.

There are three types of straight lines in haircutting:

a)

diagonal, round, straight

b)

horizontal, vertical, curved

c)

diagonal, horizontal, vertical

d)

vertical, round, curved

16.

These are parallel from the floor and relative to the horizon.

a)

Diagonal lines

b)

Parallel Lines

c)

Vertical Lines

d)

Horizontal Lines

17.

They are used to create one-length and low-elevation haircuts and to add weight :

a)

Curved lines

b)

Horizontal lines

c)

Vertical Lines

d)

Layers

18.

These are usually described in terms of up and down and are perpendicular to the horizon;

a)

Parallel lines

b)

Horizontal lines

c)

Diagonal Lines

d)

Vertical Lines

19.

________ remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts and are used with higher elevations

a)

Curved lines

b)

Horizontal Lines

c)

Diagonal Lines

d)

Vertical Lines

20.

These are between horizontal and vertical and they have a slanting or sloping direction ____________

a)

Straight Lines

b)

Curved Lines

c)

Diagonal Lines

d)

Long Lines

21.

Creates movement toward the face. _________

a)

Finger Waves

b)

Diagonal Forward

c)

Diagonal Back

d)

Parallel Lines

22.

____________ is the line dividing the hair at the scalp, separating one section of hair from another, creating subsections.

a)

parting

b)

sub section

c)

section

d)

grouping

23.

There are ___________ types of sections used in haircutting:

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

24.

The sections used in haircutting:

a)

horseshoe, curved, straight, pivotal

b)

radial, curved, horizontal, straight

c)

horseshoe, pivoting, profile, and radial.

d)

radial, curved, angled, straight

25.

Also referred to as pie shape sections; rotates from a central point and used in layering and graduation

a)

radial

b)

pivoting

c)

horseshoe

d)

profile

26.

Taken from recession to recession, separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown allowing you to have control when layering or graduating the hair

a)

horseshoe section

b)

radial section

c)

profile section

d)

pivoting section

27.

Center forehead to center nape. Divides the head in two sections

a)

radial section

b)

horseshoe section

c)

profile section

d)

pivoting section

28.

A section that is taken from ear to ear and divides the head from front to back starting behind the apex in the crown

a)

radial section

b)

profile section

c)

pivoting section

d)

horseshoe section

29.

_______ also known as projection or lifting, is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or elevated, from the head when cutting.

a)

graduation

b)

elevation

c)

over direction

d)

degrees

30.

Elevation creates ____________and layers, and is usually described in degrees

a)

lines

b)

areas

c)

angles

d)

graduation

31.

_____________ occurs when you lift any section of hair above 0 degrees.

a)

mistakes

b)

beveling

c)

elevation

d)

natural fall

32.

_______when hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss/drying.

a)

shrinkage

b)

layers

c)

frizz

d)

tension

33.

______________is the angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape.

a)

palm shears

b)

finger elevation

c)

cutting line

d)

degree

34.

_____________ is a subsection of hair that determines the length the hair will be cut.

a)

guideline

b)

perimeter

c)

interior

d)

stationary

35.

Guidelines are located at the ____________, the outer or the _____________ or internal line, of the cut.

a)

interior, subliminal

b)

perimeter interior

c)

traveling,stationary

d)

stationary, interior