Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 11 · 40 questions

Artist's tip (Find the topic): Mixing: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple; white lightens, black darkens. Wheel: complementary colours sit opposite, analogous colours sit side by side; warm = red to yellow, cool = green to purple. Read all the options before you choose — picture the colour wheel if you are unsure.

1. 1.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark purple (b) light blue (c) dark green (d) dark red
2. 2.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) hot lava (b) a sunset sky (c) a shady forest (d) a flaming torch
3. 3.🎭 Which colours would best show an exciting race? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
4. 4.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) pink (c) blue-green (d) purple
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark red (b) maroon (c) light green (d) navy blue
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red-orange
8. 8.🎡 Which of these is a neutral colour, not found on the colour wheel? (a) grey (b) red (c) orange (d) blue-green
9. 9.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) purple
10. 10.🌡️ Is purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
11. 11.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) pink
12. 12.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
14. 14.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
15. 15.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
16. 16.True or false: red is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red
18. 18.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
20. 20.True or false: a hot summer noon is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) white (c) more blue (d) yellow
22. 22.🎭 Which colours would best show a quiet snowfall? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
23. 23.🖌️ Would you paint a rainy night mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
24. 24.🎡 On a simple 6-part colour wheel, how many colours are there?
25. 25.🖌️ Would you paint autumn leaves mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
26. 26.Which is lighter: pink or maroon? (a) pink (b) maroon
27. 27.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
28. 28.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
30. 30.True or false: a gloomy stormy day is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) red
32. 32.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and yellow (b) red and blue (c) white and red (d) yellow and green
33. 33.🎨 Is dark green a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
35. 35.🎭 Which colours would best show a mysterious cave? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue
37. 37.🌿 Which colour do we usually connect with plants and nature? (a) black (b) purple (c) grey (d) green
38. 38.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
40. 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and white (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue

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