Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V – (Bicol)
School division office of Albay
POLANGUI GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Polangui, Albay

THIRD PERIODIC TEST

BEAUTY CARE (NAIL CARE) SERVICES (TLE 8)

GENERAL DIRECTION: Read and understand each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer from
the choices below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. This are the things used in cleaning and taking care of nails.
a. Equipment c. Nail Care Tools and Equipment
b. Implements d. Tool
2. It is a tool with pointed and rounded ends used to remove excess polish.
a. Emery board c. Nail file
b. Nail buffer d. Orangewood stick
3. It is a tool used to push back and loosen the cuticles.
a. Cuticle nipper c. Nail brush
b. Cuticle pusher d. Nail cutter
4. What do we call the tool that is used to cut the cuticles?
a. Cuticle nipper c. Nail buffer
b. Emery board d. Nail file
5. What equipment is used in drying nail art?
a. Manicure art machine c. Nail dryer machine
b. Nail art machine d. Nail printer machine
6. What electronic gadget is used for soaking, bathing and massaging the feet during a foot spa?
a. Foot spa machine c. Manicure table
b. Hand spa machine d. Sterilizer
7. Liza is a Grade 8 student. She was tasked by her TLE teacher to clean the nails of her classmate, and she found
out that the nails of her classmate have a dead skin around the nail. What appropriate tool should Liza used to
remove the dead skin around the nail?
a. Cuticle nipper c. Nail brush
b. Cuticle nail pusher d. Nail cutter
8. What is the importance of understanding the uses of tools and equipment in nail care?
a. To avoid injuries c. To save money
b. To ensure safety services d. All of these
9. Which of the following is a METAL TOOL in nail care?
a. Cuticle Nipper c. Nail dryer
b. Manicure Tray d. Orangewood Stick
10. What tool is used to smoothen the callouses or skin of the feet and leave it feeling polished?
a. Callous Remover c. Pumice Stone
b. Foot file d. Both A and B
11. Why do you think is gentle pressure applied in using orangewood stick?
a. To avoid injury c. To not break it
b. To easily loose the cuticle d. None of these
12. What would happen if you use the nail file to file back and forth?
a. This hurt the skin c. This will cause the nails to crack and split
b. This will cause ingrown nails d. This weakens the nail
13. How would you compare the emery board and nail file?
a. Emery board is better to use than nail file c. Emery board is held in the same manner as nail file
b. Emery board and Nail file are discarded d. Both emery board and nail file are made of metal
after use on one person
14. Which of the following statement is the proper way of holding and handling the cuticle pusher?
a. A cuticle pusher is held in the same c. Apply too much pressure to loosen the cuticle.
manner as in writing in a paper.
b. A cuticle pusher is held in the same d. Use the cuticle pusher to remove dead
manner as in writing with a pencil. cuticle and scratching the nail plate.
15. This means soiling (dirty) like with skin or nail debris, cosmetic product, or blood, and it may not need to be visible.
a. Contamination c. Cleaning
b. Decontamination d. Disinfection
16. ________ is the first step in decontamination.
a. Disinfection c. Sterilizing
b. Cleaning d. Decontamination
17. In cleaning equipment, what is the prescribed water temperature?
a. Cold c. warm
b. very cold d. Hot
18. How would you know if the tool you use in the salon is defective?
a. If the tool is broken c. If the tool is rusty
b. If the tool is not functional d. All of the above
19. Which of the following statement is FALSE?
a. Clean equipment in warm water c. Do not used disinfectants because these
to remove all debris. do not help remove organic residue.
b. Used liquid soap or detergent according d. Do not wear a washing type of gloves and
to manufacturers’ instruction. absorbent apron.
20. What is the step-by-step procedure in cleaning and disinfecting nail care tools?
I. Place them in a clean lined drawer.
II. Dry them with a clean towel.
III. Removed them in a disinfectant solution
IV. Submerged them in disinfectant for at least 10-20 minutes
V. Wash them with water and soap.
a. I,II,III,IV,V b. V,1V,III,II,I c. III,II,I,IV,V d. None of the above
21. _________ is regularly performed on a piece of tools and equipment to reduce failure.
a. Inventory c. Safekeeping
b. Preventive maintenance d. Safety precautions
22. Preventive maintenance of tools and equipment should be done ______________.
a. Monthly c. Regularly
b. One-in-a-blue-moon d. Yearly
23. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
a. In cleaning equipment cold water is c. Clean cuticle, nippers, cuticle pushers monthly.
the prescribe water temperature.
b. Using uncleaned tools is a result of d. Cleaning must be done first before disinfection.
a healthy nail care service.
24. What most likely the result of using uncleaned tools?
a. Healthy nail care services c. Getting nail fungus and nail diseases
b. It won’t be harmful at all d. none of these
25. Your boss has asked you to clean the furniture in the salon where you work. What safety procedures should be
followed in cleaning the equipment?
a. Use bleach for disinfecting the furniture. c. Mixed the disinfectant solution with the other cleaning agent.
b. Wear your PPE before you clean the d. Both A and B.
 furniture.
26. All of the following are consumable material, EXCEPT.
a. Hand Cream c. Tissue
b. Cotton d. Towel
27. Which of the following is a NON-CONSUMABLE MATERIAL?
a. Cushion c. Hand Sanitizer
b. Hand Lotion d. Hand Cream
28. Before a customer enters the salon what should you do first to ensure good service, uphold the salons cleanliness,
and secure the client’s safety?
a. Tools and equipment including the c. Tools, equipment, and materials must be
staff must be prepared and clean. put everywhere.
b. All contaminated surface must be d. Both A and B.
clean and disinfected.
29. Why do we need to keep all the tools and equipment in a safe place?
a. To prevent loss and misplacement c. To not cause any accident in the workplace.
of tools and equipment.
b. To have an easy tracking of tools d. All of the above
and equipment.
30. Which of the following is the best storage place?
a. Drawer c. Shelf
b. Portable storage container d. Any of these
31. Ms. Hererra bought a new pair of nippers when there is still one in the shop. She thought it was lost.
What did she miss?
a. Inventory and safekeeping c. Naming
b. Lab d. None of these
32. What is the commonly caused of back injury?
a. Overuse of muscle c. Repeated Task
b. Bad posture d. Slip, trips, and falls
33. What are the results of slips, trips, and falls?
a. Electric shock c. Spinal injuries
b. Skin irritation d. Burns
34. All of the following are the result of chemical hazard, EXCEPT.
a. Asthma c. Skin irritation
b. Poisoning d. Immediate death
35. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
I. Damaged Equipment may cause back injury
II. Inexperienced worker must be trained in OHS
III. Nail workers have an obligation to their client’s health and safety.
IV. Ergonomic is to rescue stress and eliminate injuries and disorders.
a. I, II, III b. I and 1V only c. I, III, IV d. IV only
36. What is the correct position of the hand while giving a manicure?
a. Client's arm should be rest on the c. Let the client’s arm rest on an arm chair
cushion instead of holding it. instead of holding it.
b. Hold the clients palm with your hand. d. Rest the clients arm on your lap.
37. What is the correct position of foot while giving a pedicure?
a. Elevate client's feet and place their feet c. Resting the foot in your lap and bear the
or legs on a footrest that bears their weight. weight of the client’s leg.
b. Let the client’s feet rest on an arm chair. d. Use your own strength to lift and lower the leg.
38. What will you do as a manicurist if you accidentally cut or pierced the skin of your client?
a. Apply an antiseptic immediately. c. Let it be and just apologize to the client.
b. Apply nail polish on the affected area. d. None of these
39. What are you going to do to protect your workers from chemical hazards?
a. Tell them to wear their PPE. c. Tell them to throw away every chemical
material inside the salon.
b. Tell them that chemical material is not. d. Let them be suffocated with the chemical
 allowed inside the salon until they die.
40. How to control infection disease in your workplace?
a. Metal tools must be sterilized. c. Tools and equipment must be disinfected.
b. The salon must be clean. d. All of the above
41. It is an oval shape that has point curving to a base like a triangle.
a. Pointed nail c. Square nail
b. Round nail d. Oval nail
42. It has a straight and sharp-edged and squared off at the tip.
a. Pointed nail c. Square nail
b. Round nail d. Oval nail
43. This part of the nail is where you can trim or cut and file and shape.
a. Nail root c. Nail groove
b. Nail plate d. Free edge
44. It is an acquired nervous habit which prompts the individual to chew the nail or the hardened cuticle.
a. Bitten nail c. White spot
b. Brittle nail d. Split nail
45. Nail disease can result to ____________?
a. Discoloration of the nail. c. Smooth nail
b. Shiny nail d. Pinkish nail
46. What is the reason for having a hangnail?
a. Careless removing of cuticle. c. Dryness of cuticle
b. Cutting off too much d. All of these
47. Your sister asks you to shape her nail to a SQUARE SHAPE. How are you going to do it?
a. File around the sides of the nail. c. File the nail straight across.
b. File both sides of the nail. d. File the nail by following the natural curve of the fingertips.
48. It is the traditional application of nail polish to the entire nail plate.
a. Elephant tusk c. Half-moon
b. French manicure d. Plain manicure
49. It is a style that involves the application of nail polish to create S curve, leaving a slightly larger gap along
the nail walls.
a. Elephant tusk c. Half-moon
b. French manicure d. Plain manicure
50. It is a style that involves applying of nail polish over the whole nail plate except the area of lunula.
a. Elephant tusk c. Half-moon
b. French manicure d. Plain manicure

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Key to Correction:

26. D
1. C
27. A
2. D
28. D
3. B
29. D
4. A
30. D
5. C
31. A
6. A
32. B
7. A
33. C
8. D
34. D
9. A
35. A
10. B
36. A
11. A
37. A
12. B
38. A
13. B
39. A
14. B
40. D
15. A
41. A
16. B
42. C
17. C
43. D
18. D
44. A
19. D
45. A
20. B
46. D
21. B
47. C
22. C
48. D
23. D
49. A
24. C
50. A
25. D