Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 21 · 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.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) green
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pale yellow (b) pink (c) sky blue (d) navy blue
3. 3.Adding grey to a colour makes a… (a) tint (b) shade (c) tone
4. 4.True or false: yellow-orange is a tertiary colour. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎡 On the colour wheel, is blue-green a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
6. 6.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
7. 7.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
9. 9.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make pink? (a) white (b) black
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lilac (b) dark green (c) sky blue (d) light blue
12. 12.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) neutral colour
13. 13.🎭 Which colours would best show a restful bedroom? (a) warm, bright colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) cool, soft colours
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
15. 15.True or false: red-purple is a tertiary colour. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) navy blue (b) light blue (c) dark red (d) dark purple
17. 17.🖌️ Would you paint a campfire mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
18. 18.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light green (b) bottle green (c) light blue (d) pink
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
20. 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) green and yellow (b) black and white (c) purple and red (d) green and blue
21. 21.True or false: green is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shady forest (b) a calm lake (c) a campfire (d) an icy glacier
24. 24.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) dry the paper (b) add black (c) throw it away (d) rinse the brush
25. 25.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = purple needs red. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between yellow-green and blue-green? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-orange
28. 28.🎨 Is dark red a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, still lake (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a peaceful sleepy scene (d) a mysterious cave
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
32. 32.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = purple needs blue. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) black and white (b) yellow and green (c) blue and white (d) red and orange
34. 34.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red-orange and yellow-orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) orange
35. 35.🌡️ In a picture, which colours seem to sink back, far away? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
36. 36.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) purple
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
39. 39.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more yellow (c) more water (d) more blue
40. 40.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour

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