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Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 12 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints? (a) the secondary colours (b) brown and grey (c) the primary colours (d) the tertiary colours
  2. 2.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a restful bedroom (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a mysterious cave (d) an exciting race
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  4. 4.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: red is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a hot summer noon (b) a mysterious cave (c) a gloomy stormy day (d) a calm, still lake
  7. 7.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.A row of squares going from white to black is called a… (a) colour wheel (b) palette (c) horizon line (d) value scale
  9. 9.Which of these is a cool colour? (a) orange (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sad, lonely scene (b) a happy birthday party (c) a sunny sunflower field (d) a hot summer noon
  11. 11.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  13. 13.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more yellow (b) more red (c) black (d) blue
  14. 14.🎡 On the colour wheel, is green a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) secondary colour
  15. 15.🎭 Which colours would best show a scary night forest? (a) warm, bright colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) cool, soft colours
  16. 16.Which primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  17. 17.🎭 Which colours would best show a busy, noisy fair? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
  18. 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) yellow and blue (d) blue and red
  19. 19.True or false: a hot summer noon is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) purple (d) red-orange
  21. 21.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  24. 24.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) red
  25. 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and blue
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red and orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  29. 29.Which of these is a tertiary colour? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) hot lava (b) a sunset sky (c) a deep blue sea (d) a campfire
  32. 32.True or false: orange is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a snowy mountain (b) a flaming torch (c) a deep blue sea (d) an icy glacier
  34. 34.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🌡️ Is blue-purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
  36. 36.🎡 Colours that sit side by side on the colour wheel are called… (a) primary colours (b) complementary colours (c) analogous colours (d) neutral colours
  37. 37.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-green
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark red (b) lilac (c) dark green (d) maroon
  40. 40.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour

Answer key

  1. the primary colours
  2. an exciting race
  3. red and green
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a hot summer noon
  7. False
  8. value scale
  9. purple
  10. a sad, lonely scene
  11. True
  12. blue and orange
  13. more yellow
  14. secondary colour
  15. dark, dull colours
  16. blue
  17. warm, bright colours
  18. blue and red
  19. False
  20. purple
  21. False
  22. True
  23. blue and green
  24. red
  25. red and purple
  26. blue-green
  27. True
  28. red-orange
  29. blue-purple
  30. False
  31. a deep blue sea
  32. True
  33. a flaming torch
  34. complementary pair
  35. cool colour
  36. analogous colours
  37. orange
  38. True
  39. lilac
  40. secondary colour

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