Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 18 · 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.True or false: a spooky haunted house is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: you should add black to make a tint. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
4. 4.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌡️ Warm colours make us think of… (a) shade and rain (b) ice and water (c) fire and sunshine (d) snow and night
6. 6.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
7. 7.True or false: a calm, still lake is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a snowy mountain is usually painted in cool colours. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which colours would best show a sunny sunflower field? (a) dark, dull colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) warm, bright colours
11. 11.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) light blue (c) purple (d) blue-purple
12. 12.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
13. 13.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
14. 14.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) pale yellow (b) pink (c) bottle green (d) light blue
15. 15.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = green (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) green (d) orange
17. 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) white and red (b) red and white (c) yellow and blue (d) blue and white
18. 18.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) blue
20. 20.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
21. 21.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a happy birthday party (b) a scary night forest (c) a quiet snowfall (d) an exciting race
22. 22.When mixing a tint, what should you add to what? (a) white to black (b) black to colour (c) a little colour to white (d) water to black
23. 23.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light blue (b) navy blue (c) lilac (d) light green
24. 24.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) red (c) green (d) orange
26. 26.🎨 Is dark red a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
27. 27.Which is lighter: lilac or dark purple? (a) lilac (b) dark purple
28. 28.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: the hot desert sun is usually painted in cool colours. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) an exciting race (b) a restful bedroom (c) a sad, lonely scene (d) a spooky haunted house
31. 31.🎨 Is sky blue a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
32. 32.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😌 Which group of colours usually feels calm and restful? (a) bright yellows (b) reds and oranges (c) blues and greens
35. 35.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) white (b) light green (c) brown (d) pink
36. 36.🎡 On the colour wheel, is green a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a busy, noisy fair is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: bottle green is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) a flaming torch (b) an icy glacier (c) autumn leaves (d) a sunset sky

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