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haircutting vocab #5

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

vertical lines

b)

horizontal lines

c)

diagonal lines

d)

curved lines

2.

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

a)

vertical lines

b)

perimeter lines

c)

interior lines

d)

diagonal lines

3.

There are ___________ types of sections used in haircutting:

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

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

a)

profile section

b)

pie section

c)

horseshoe section

d)

radial section

5.

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)

pivoting section

b)

profile section

c)

radial section

d)

horseshoe section

6.

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

7.

_______ 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

8.

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

a)

sub section

b)

section

c)

area

d)

reference points

9.

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

a)

Line

b)

Guideline

c)

Angle

d)

Section

10.

___________ represent the widest points in the bang area.

a)

2 back corners

b)

parietal ridge

c)

temples

d)

2 front corners

11.

These points are used to establish design lines

a)

areas of the head

b)

Top of head

c)

guidelines

d)

reference points

12.

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

13.

A(n) _______ is a section of hair that determines the length the hair will be cut.

a)

guideline

b)

traveling guideline

c)

cutting line

d)

stationary guideline

14.

During a haircut, when the hair is elevated below 90 degrees, you:

a)

create shrinkage

b)

remove weight

c)

build weight

d)

maintain its existing weight

15.

What determines the size and number of subsections needed to complete a cut?

a)

direction of hair growth

b)

porosity of the hair

c)

density of the hair

d)

personal preference

16.

Palming haircutting shears when combing the hair prevents you from cutting yourself and also:

a)

reduces the number of cutting movements

b)

reduces strain on the index finger and thumb

c)

keeps the partings of the hair smooth

d)

keeps haircutting shears sharp

17.

The _____ is the angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape.

a)

interior

b)

guideline

c)

cutting line

d)

perimeter

18.

A _______ line is the type of line that directs the eye from one side to the other.

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

c)

diagonal back

d)

diagonal forward

19.

________________ is parting the hair in the opposite way you cut it, at the same elevation.

a)

checking balance

b)

over directing

c)

horizontal checking

d)

cross checking

20.

The danger zones are...

a)

ears, nape, front corners

b)

ears, crown, front corners

c)

crown, ears, hairline

d)

crown, occipital bone, hairline

21.

All the hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp.

a)

long layered haircut

b)

graduated haircut

c)

uniformed layered haircut

d)

diagonal forward haircut

22.

The shape is soft and rounded with no build up of weight or corners.

a)

long layered

b)

blunt

c)

uniform layer

d)

graduated

23.

__________ sections reduce weight.

a)

diagonal

b)

parallel

c)

vertical

d)

horizontal

24.

Shorter layers on top and increasingly longer toward the perimeter

a)

uniform layers

b)

graduated layers

c)

long layers

d)

blunt

25.

__________ haircuts are excellent for finer and thinner hair.

a)

short layer

b)

no layer

c)

long layer

d)

graduated layer

26.

There is a visual build up of weight in a given area

a)

blunt haircut

b)

graduated haircut

c)

long layered

d)

uniform layered