BARBERING STATE BOARD PRACTICE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◍ A key to teamwork is . Answer: communication
◍ Tips must be tracked and reported on your . Answer: income tax
return
◍ The basic question or problem is the . Answer: stem
◍ During an interview, questions are permitted regarding . Answer: drug
or tobacco use
◍ A state that does not allow booth rental is . Answer: Pennsylvania
◍ Reaching logical conclusions by employing logical reasoning .
Answer: deductive reasoning
◍ The lease expensive way of owning your own business is a . Answer:
booth rental
,◍ A reduction in the production of melanin pigments results in . Answer:
gray hair
◍ They type of lighting not suitable for judging existing hair colors is .
Answer: fluorescent
◍ The first goal of every business is to . Answer: maintain current
clients
◍ The words you should look for in true/false questions are . Answer:
qualifying words
◍ You should follow up an interview with a . Answer: thank-you note
◍ white hair is the color of keratin without . Answer: melanin
◍ The process of coloring hair back to its natural color is . Answer: a
tint back
◍ When the employer pays you solely through a percentage of the gross
service sales you generate, you are being compensated as . Answer:
commission
, ◍ An example of a warm color is . Answer: red
◍ Lighteners that add temporary color as they lighten are called .
Answer: color oil lighteners
◍ A Jheri curl is also known as . Answer: curl reformation
◍ Hair that has a raised cuticle layer that easily absorbs chemical
solutions is . Answer: porous
◍ Not paying back your loans in . Answer: defaulting
◍ The warmth or coolness of a color is . Answer: tone
◍ To correct excessive porosity you would use . Answer: fillers
◍ The wrap that uses one paper folded in half over the ends of the hair
is the . Answer: bookend wrap
◍ When you are committed to consistently doing a good job for your
clients, employer, and barbershop team you have . Answer: a strong
work ethic
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◍ A key to teamwork is . Answer: communication
◍ Tips must be tracked and reported on your . Answer: income tax
return
◍ The basic question or problem is the . Answer: stem
◍ During an interview, questions are permitted regarding . Answer: drug
or tobacco use
◍ A state that does not allow booth rental is . Answer: Pennsylvania
◍ Reaching logical conclusions by employing logical reasoning .
Answer: deductive reasoning
◍ The lease expensive way of owning your own business is a . Answer:
booth rental
,◍ A reduction in the production of melanin pigments results in . Answer:
gray hair
◍ They type of lighting not suitable for judging existing hair colors is .
Answer: fluorescent
◍ The first goal of every business is to . Answer: maintain current
clients
◍ The words you should look for in true/false questions are . Answer:
qualifying words
◍ You should follow up an interview with a . Answer: thank-you note
◍ white hair is the color of keratin without . Answer: melanin
◍ The process of coloring hair back to its natural color is . Answer: a
tint back
◍ When the employer pays you solely through a percentage of the gross
service sales you generate, you are being compensated as . Answer:
commission
, ◍ An example of a warm color is . Answer: red
◍ Lighteners that add temporary color as they lighten are called .
Answer: color oil lighteners
◍ A Jheri curl is also known as . Answer: curl reformation
◍ Hair that has a raised cuticle layer that easily absorbs chemical
solutions is . Answer: porous
◍ Not paying back your loans in . Answer: defaulting
◍ The warmth or coolness of a color is . Answer: tone
◍ To correct excessive porosity you would use . Answer: fillers
◍ The wrap that uses one paper folded in half over the ends of the hair
is the . Answer: bookend wrap
◍ When you are committed to consistently doing a good job for your
clients, employer, and barbershop team you have . Answer: a strong
work ethic
