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Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 23 · 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 of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a scary night forest (b) a calm, still lake (c) a mysterious cave (d) a busy, noisy fair
  2. 2.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark red (b) maroon (c) bottle green (d) pink
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red-orange (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  4. 4.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: sky blue is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) white and blue (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  7. 7.True or false: lilac is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a hot summer noon is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: you should add black to make a tint. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which is darker: light green or bottle green? (a) light green (b) bottle green
  11. 11.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) pink (d) blue-purple
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  13. 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) blue and yellow (c) yellow and blue (d) red and yellow
  14. 14.True or false: you should add black to green to make bottle green. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
  16. 16.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue (d) red-orange
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  18. 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) yellow and red (b) white and blue (c) white and red (d) red and purple
  19. 19.When mixing a tint, what should you add to what? (a) water to black (b) white to black (c) a little colour to white (d) black to colour
  20. 20.True or false: purple is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  22. 22.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = green needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a busy, noisy fair is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  25. 25.True or false: the paint sum ? + blue = green needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a restful bedroom (b) a cool morning breeze (c) a quiet snowfall (d) an exciting race
  27. 27.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = orange needs red. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎡 On the colour wheel, is yellow a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  31. 31.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make navy blue? (a) white (b) black
  32. 32.True or false: you should add white to purple to make lilac. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) dry the paper (b) throw it away (c) add black (d) rinse the brush
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a peaceful sleepy scene (b) a calm, still lake (c) a gloomy stormy day (d) a quiet snowfall
  36. 36.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) grey (d) pink
  37. 37.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red (d) orange
  40. 40.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a busy, noisy fair
  2. pink
  3. purple
  4. complementary pair
  5. False
  6. green and yellow
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. bottle green
  11. red-orange
  12. red-purple
  13. red and blue
  14. True
  15. green
  16. green
  17. secondary colour
  18. white and red
  19. a little colour to white
  20. False
  21. purple and yellow
  22. False
  23. True
  24. yellow and purple
  25. False
  26. an exciting race
  27. True
  28. primary colour
  29. red and green
  30. orange
  31. black
  32. True
  33. rinse the brush
  34. False
  35. a gloomy stormy day
  36. pink
  37. False
  38. blue-green
  39. yellow-green
  40. False

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