MILADY'S BARBER EXAM REVIEW
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. To achieve the best cutting stoke, the razor must glide over
the surface at an angle : - correct answer-With the grain of
the hair
2. When shaving, a gliding stroke directed toward the barber is
used with the : - correct answer-Freehand stroke
3. Close shaving is the practice of shaving the beard during the
second time over : - correct answer-Against the grain of the
hair
4. Facial shapes are determined by the position and
prominence of the : - correct answer-Facial bones
5. A tapered haircut is usually loner at the crown and top areas
and : - correct answer-Shorter at the nape
,6. The removal of excess bulk from the hair is called : - correct
answer-Thinning
7. When using shear over comb technique, the hair is placed in
position for cutting by: - correct answer-Combing through it
8. The standard clipper cutting techniques are the : - correct
answer-Clipper over comb and freehand
9. Razor cutting requires the hair be : - correct answer-Clean
and Damp
10. Shaving the sides of the neck and across the nape with a
razor is called a/an: - correct answer-Neck shave
11. Hair replacement techniques include hair solutions and : -
correct answer-Certain drugs, surgical hair transplant, and
scalp reduction
, 12. Which is not considered a type of surgical hair restoration
- correct answer-Knotting
13. What's the first step in cleaning a ready made wig ? -
correct answer-Brush to remove surface dirt
14. The process used to chemically restructure straight hair
into a different wave pattern is : - correct answer-Permanent
waving
15. A reformation curl is also known as : - correct answer-Jheri
curl, soft curl perm, and curl
16. The process used to rearrange overly curly hair into a
straightened hair form is known as : - correct answer-
Chemical hair relaxing
17. The layers of the hair most affected by chemical texture
services are the : - correct answer-Cortex and Cuticle
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. To achieve the best cutting stoke, the razor must glide over
the surface at an angle : - correct answer-With the grain of
the hair
2. When shaving, a gliding stroke directed toward the barber is
used with the : - correct answer-Freehand stroke
3. Close shaving is the practice of shaving the beard during the
second time over : - correct answer-Against the grain of the
hair
4. Facial shapes are determined by the position and
prominence of the : - correct answer-Facial bones
5. A tapered haircut is usually loner at the crown and top areas
and : - correct answer-Shorter at the nape
,6. The removal of excess bulk from the hair is called : - correct
answer-Thinning
7. When using shear over comb technique, the hair is placed in
position for cutting by: - correct answer-Combing through it
8. The standard clipper cutting techniques are the : - correct
answer-Clipper over comb and freehand
9. Razor cutting requires the hair be : - correct answer-Clean
and Damp
10. Shaving the sides of the neck and across the nape with a
razor is called a/an: - correct answer-Neck shave
11. Hair replacement techniques include hair solutions and : -
correct answer-Certain drugs, surgical hair transplant, and
scalp reduction
, 12. Which is not considered a type of surgical hair restoration
- correct answer-Knotting
13. What's the first step in cleaning a ready made wig ? -
correct answer-Brush to remove surface dirt
14. The process used to chemically restructure straight hair
into a different wave pattern is : - correct answer-Permanent
waving
15. A reformation curl is also known as : - correct answer-Jheri
curl, soft curl perm, and curl
16. The process used to rearrange overly curly hair into a
straightened hair form is known as : - correct answer-
Chemical hair relaxing
17. The layers of the hair most affected by chemical texture
services are the : - correct answer-Cortex and Cuticle
