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📝 Gel Nail Enhancements – Practice Quize (25 Questions)
1. Light-cured gels harden when exposed to:
A. Heat only
B. UV or LED light
C. Air circulation
D. Acrylic liquid
Answer: B. UV or LED light
2. Which is a major advantage of gels compared to liquid & powder?
A. Stronger odor
B. Easier to apply, file, and maintain
C. Cannot be soaked off
D. Always harder and less flexible
Answer: B. Easier to apply, file, and maintain
3. The key chemical building block of gel products is the:
A. Monomer
B. Oligomer
C. Polymer powder
D. Catalyst
Answer: B. Oligomer
4. Most gel products use which type of oligomer?
A. Urethane Methacrylate
B. Cyanoacrylate
C. Ethyl Methacrylate
D. Acrylic acid
Answer: A. Urethane Methacrylate
5.Viscosity refers to:
A. The speed of curing
B. The amount of odor
C. Thickness or thinness of a liquid
D. Color of the gel
Answer: C. Thickness or thinness of a liquid
6. Brush-on gels are usually:
A. Thick viscosity
B. Medium viscosity
C. Thin viscosity
D. Non-self-leveling
Answer: C. Thin viscosity
7. Self-leveling gels are best described as:
A. Very thick, do not move
B. Medium viscosity, smooth finish
C. Thin, watery
D. Cannot cure under light
Answer: B. Medium viscosity, smooth finish
8. What chemical triggers curing when exposed to light?
A. Catalyst
B. Photoinitiator
C. Polymer
D. Primer
Answer: B. Photoinitiator
9. The chemical process that hardens gels is called:
A. Evaporation
B. Polymerization (Cross-linking)
C. Neutralization
D. Dehydration
Answer: B. Polymerization (Cross-linking)
10. Which reaction explains the heat spike felt during curing?
A. Endothermic
B. Exothermic
C. Neutralization
D. Oxidation
Answer: B. Exothermic
11. Which is a method to reduce heat spikes?
A. Apply one thick bead at once
B. Insert hand quickly into lamp
C. Apply thin layers and cure gradually
D. Avoid curing altogether
Answer: C. Apply thin layers and cure gradually
12. The curing power of a lamp depends on:
A. Number of bulbs × wattage
B. Gel color
C. Client’s skin type
D. Primer strength
Answer: A. Number of bulbs × wattage
13. An LED curing lamp typically cures each layer in:
A. 1–2 minutes
B. 5–60 seconds
C. 10 minutes
D. 2–5 minutes
Answer: B. 5–60 seconds
14. UV curing bulbs typically last:
A. 500 hours
B. 1,000 hours
C. 5,000 hours
D. 50 hours
Answer: B. 1,000 hours (LED ~5,000 hours, UV less)
15. Which type of gel cannot be soaked off with acetone?
A. Hard gel
B. Soft gel
C. Gel polish
D. Soak-off base coat
Answer: A. Hard gel
16. Soft gels are commonly used for:
A. Building long sculpted extensions only
B. Temporary overlays and gel polish
C. Non-removable structures
D. Filing off only
Answer: B. Temporary overlays and gel polish
17. Bonding gels are applied:
A. Thickly across the free edge
B. Thinly on the nail plate
C. As the topcoat
D. To replace building gel
Answer: B. Thinly on the nail plate
18. Which type of building gel flows smoothly and leaves a level surface?
A. Non-self-leveling
B. Self-leveling
C. Bonding
D. Pigmented gel
Answer: B. Self-leveling
19. Poly gels (Acrygels) are made of:
A. Only polymer powder
B. Only hard gel
C. A mix of polymer powder + hard gel
D. Gel polish + acetone
Answer: C. A mix of polymer powder + hard gel
20. Pigmented gels are often sold in:
A. Tubes
B. Small pots
C. Spray bottles
D. Nail dehydrator bottles
Answer: B. Small pots
21. The sticky surface left after curing is called the:
A. Inhibition layer
B. Base coat
C. Top coat
D. Resin layer
Answer: A. Inhibition layer
22. Which wipe is best for removing the inhibition layer?
A. Paper towel
B. Cotton ball
C. Lint-free wipe with cleanser or alcohol
D. Acetone-soaked sponge
Answer: C. Lint-free wipe with cleanser or alcohol
23. Hard gels are best removed by:
A. Soaking in acetone
B. Filing down with e-file or hand file
C. Wiping with alcohol
D. Peeling from nail plate
Answer: B. Filing down with e-file or hand file
24. Soak-off gels are best removed by:
A. Filing completely off
B. Buffing only
C. Soaking in acetone or remover
D. Cutting the free edge
Answer: C. Soaking in acetone or remover
25. Which client should NOT be recommended gel services?
A. One with lifting problems
B. One wanting chip-free polish
C. One who changes polish color daily
D. One seeking strong adhesion
Answer: C. One who changes polish color daily