Free Texas Class A Barber Written Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1A Texas Class A Barber categorizes a requested service as a hair service. Which request fits that category?

   1. A. Cutting and styling hair
   2. B. Applying eyelash extensions
   3. C. Removing body hair with depilatories or tweezers
   4. D. Providing a manicure or pedicure

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Hair services" TDLR includes cutting and styling within the Class A Barber hair-service scope.

   Reference: Scope of Practice Guide - Class-A Barbers — Occupations Code §1603.011(a)(1); Allowed Hair services

2. 2What is the safest regulatory response when a client's service area has an open wound?

   1. A. Refuse or postpone the service affecting that area
   2. B. Wear gloves while performing an extraction on intact skin
   3. C. Apply permitted styptic powder with a disposable cotton-tipped instrument
   4. D. Clean and disinfect a nonporous surface after a blood-exposure incident

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Blood can carry many pathogens." The Texas rule directs a licensee not to touch an open sore or wound.

   Reference: BAC Health and Safety Rules — 16 TAC §83.111(a)

3. 3Before applying a chemical hair product, which source controls its mixing, application, processing time, and required safety tests?

   1. A. The manufacturer's directions and required safety tests
   2. B. The safety data sheet sections on hazards and first aid
   3. C. The Texas rule for mixing and storing disinfectant solutions
   4. D. The client-consultation record of hair and scalp condition

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Follow all directions in the package." FDA directs the user to let the manufacturer’s package control the chemical procedure.

   Reference: Hair Dye and Hair Relaxers | FDA — Tips to Keep You Safe

4. 4Which document specifically records client intake and consent procedures used to screen for haircut contraindications?

   1. A. A client intake and consent form
   2. B. A client hair-and-scalp analysis record
   3. C. A product safety data sheet
   4. D. A strand-test result recorded for a color service

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Client intake and consent form procedures to determine possible contraindications" PSI includes intake and consent procedures in client consultation.

   Reference: Published by — page 21, Client Consultation item 1

5. 5How long does FDA advise waiting after bleaching, relaxing, or perming before using hair dye?

   1. A. 14 days
   2. B. 7 days
   3. C. 2 days
   4. D. 30 days

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Wait at least 14 days after bleaching, relaxing, or perming your hair before using dye." FDA specifies a fourteen-day interval.

   Reference: Hair Dyes | FDA — Coal-tar Hair Dye Safety Checklist

6. 6Which hair property describes the ability to absorb and retain moisture or chemical solution and should be analyzed before texture service?

   1. A. Porosity
   2. B. Density
   3. C. Length
   4. D. Pigment

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "5. Porosity" PSI expressly lists porosity among the hair properties in its barber outline.

   Reference: Author: Deneb Trevino — page 9, Hair / Scalp Structure and Care—Hair type item 5

7. 7Within normal nail anatomy, where are new nail-plate cells produced?

   1. A. Nail matrix
   2. B. Free edge
   3. C. Hyponychium only
   4. D. Cuticle surface

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "the matrix forms the hard nail plate." The nail matrix produces the keratinized cells that form the nail plate.

   Reference: Nails - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf — Nail anatomy—matrix

8. 8In the Texas PSI shave sequence, what occurs after the client is draped and before the first lather is removed?

   1. A. The client's face is prepared for shaving
   2. B. Remove the initial lather after face preparation
   3. C. Re-lather the face before razor strokes begin
   4. D. Demonstrate the required razor strokes in their appropriate areas

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Official text: "Prepare the client’s face for shave" PSI places face preparation after general client preparation and before removal of the initial lather.

   Reference: Author: Deneb Trevino — page 18, Professional Shave Service criteria 2-4

9. 9A client asks a Texas Class A Barber to apply eyelash extensions. What should the barber do?

   1. A. Perform the service only with written consent
   2. B. Decline because it is outside the Class A Barber scope
   3. C. Perform it if no adhesive touches the skin
   4. D. Perform it under the authority for weaving commercial hair

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Official text: "A Class A Barber cannot perform or advertise the following services in exchange for compensation: Eyelash extensions" TDLR states that eyelash-extension application is not within this license's scope.

   Reference: Scope of Practice Guide - Class-A Barbers — Occupations Code §1603.0011(c); Prohibited Eyelash extensions

10. 10A client shows signs of a contagious condition in the proposed service area. What should the barber do?

    1. A. Postpone service when an open wound is present in the service area
    2. B. Decline the service until it can be safely performed
    3. C. Stop chemical processing when the client develops a serious reaction
    4. D. Do not work when the practitioner has a transmissible infectious condition

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Official text: "A practitioner may not perform services" Texas requires refusal when a contagious condition affects the service area.

    Reference: BAC Health and Safety Rules — 16 TAC §83.102(b)