Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 17 · 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 is lighter: pink or maroon? (a) maroon (b) pink
2. 2.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, yellow-green sits between yellow and green. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
4. 4.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
5. 5.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) blue-purple
6. 6.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
8. 8.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: dark green is a shade (a colour + black). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌡️ Cool colours make us think of… (a) water, ice and sky (b) fire and sunshine (c) hot sand (d) flames
11. 11.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a gloomy stormy day (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a happy birthday party (d) a restful bedroom
12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
13. 13.🎨 Is light blue a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
14. 14.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, red-purple sits between purple and red. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
17. 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) blue and white (b) red and blue (c) red and orange (d) orange and yellow
18. 18.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and white (b) yellow and red (c) blue and yellow (d) orange and red
20. 20.True or false: a sad, lonely scene is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hot summer noon (b) a happy birthday party (c) a spooky haunted house (d) an exciting race
22. 22.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) purple
23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) red (d) red-purple
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
26. 26.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
27. 27.🖌️ Would you paint an icy glacier mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
28. 28.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) pale yellow (b) maroon (c) light blue (d) lilac
29. 29.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
31. 31.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, purple sits between red-purple and red-orange. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sky blue (b) light blue (c) maroon (d) lilac
33. 33.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between blue-green and blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) maroon (b) dark green (c) bottle green (d) pale yellow
35. 35.🌡️ Warm colours make us think of… (a) shade and rain (b) fire and sunshine (c) snow and night (d) ice and water
36. 36.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
37. 37.True or false: a busy, noisy fair is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖌️ Would you paint a calm lake mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) light blue (b) red (c) pink (d) pale green

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