Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 24 · 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 the odd one out? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
3. 3.🌡️ Is purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
4. 4.🌡️ Is blue-purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
5. 5.🎨 Which paint should you add to green to make bottle green? (a) white (b) black
6. 6.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark red (b) bottle green (c) dark green (d) light green
7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) green and red
8. 8.😌 Which group of colours usually feels calm and restful? (a) reds and oranges (b) bright yellows (c) blues and greens
9. 9.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) light blue (b) pink (c) pale green (d) red
10. 10.🖌️ Would you paint hot lava mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
11. 11.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) red (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow
12. 12.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple
13. 13.🌡️ Is red a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
14. 14.🌿 Which colour do we usually connect with plants and nature? (a) purple (b) black (c) green (d) grey
15. 15.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) light blue (b) dark red (c) dark green (d) navy blue
16. 16.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) sky blue (b) navy blue (c) pink (d) light green
17. 17.🖌️ Would you paint a calm lake mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
18. 18.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
19. 19.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary night forest (b) a mysterious cave (c) a spooky haunted house (d) a cool morning breeze
21. 21.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
22. 22.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
24. 24.🖌️ Would you paint a campfire mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
25. 25.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) light blue (d) blue-green
26. 26.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) a rainy night (b) the hot desert sun (c) a sunset sky (d) a flaming torch
27. 27.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = green (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
29. 29.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm lake (b) the hot desert sun (c) a rainy night (d) an icy glacier
31. 31.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = orange (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
32. 32.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) maroon (b) lilac (c) dark red (d) bottle green
33. 33.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red-orange and yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
34. 34.Which is darker: sky blue or navy blue? (a) sky blue (b) navy blue
35. 35.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
36. 36.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
38. 38.Which of these is a tertiary colour? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) green
39. 39.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) two primary colours (b) two secondary colours (c) three neutral colours (d) black and white
40. 40.🎨 Is pale yellow a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade

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