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Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 20 · 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 paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = orange (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
  2. 2.Which is darker: sky blue or navy blue? (a) navy blue (b) sky blue
  3. 3.True or false: orange is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and yellow (b) blue and red (c) yellow and red (d) yellow and blue
  5. 5.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
  6. 6.True or false: light green is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) sky blue (b) maroon (c) dark red (d) bottle green
  8. 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and yellow (b) red and white (c) white and red (d) white and blue
  9. 9.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎨 Is blue a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  11. 11.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) purple
  13. 13.Which secondary colour has NO blue in it? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
  14. 14.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between purple and red? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) orange (d) red-purple
  15. 15.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎡 On a simple 6-part colour wheel, how many colours are there?
  17. 17.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is usually painted in warm colours? (a) a calm lake (b) an icy glacier (c) a snowy mountain (d) a sunset sky
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  20. 20.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎡 On the colour wheel, is yellow-green a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
  22. 22.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) red (b) pale green (c) pink (d) light blue
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) orange
  24. 24.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) red-orange (c) light blue (d) blue-green
  25. 25.Which is lighter: lilac or dark purple? (a) dark purple (b) lilac
  26. 26.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is usually painted in warm colours? (a) a shady forest (b) a rainy night (c) hot lava (d) a calm lake
  28. 28.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot lava (b) a campfire (c) an icy glacier (d) autumn leaves
  30. 30.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) lilac (b) navy blue (c) bottle green (d) dark green
  32. 32.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: blue is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a restful bedroom (b) a sad, lonely scene (c) a mysterious cave (d) a scary night forest
  35. 35.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) blue (b) black (c) more yellow (d) more red
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a mysterious cave (c) a cool morning breeze (d) a calm, still lake
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
  40. 40.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, blue-purple sits between red and orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. navy blue
  3. False
  4. blue and red
  5. orange
  6. False
  7. sky blue
  8. red and yellow
  9. False
  10. primary colour
  11. False
  12. yellow-orange
  13. orange
  14. red-purple
  15. True
  16. 6
  17. True
  18. a sunset sky
  19. yellow and purple
  20. True
  21. tertiary colour
  22. red
  23. blue-purple
  24. red-orange
  25. lilac
  26. False
  27. hot lava
  28. secondary colour
  29. an icy glacier
  30. True
  31. lilac
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a restful bedroom
  35. more yellow
  36. red-orange
  37. a mysterious cave
  38. not complementary
  39. purple
  40. False

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