Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 25 · 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.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
2. 2.True or false: bottle green is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which is lighter: lilac or dark purple? (a) lilac (b) dark purple
5. 5.True or false: pale yellow is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
7. 7.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an icy glacier (b) hot lava (c) a rainy night (d) a deep blue sea
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) maroon (b) light green (c) dark purple (d) dark red
10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
11. 11.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light green (b) pink (c) pale yellow (d) dark red
12. 12.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) more blue (c) yellow (d) white
13. 13.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which is lighter: pink or maroon? (a) pink (b) maroon
15. 15.🎭 Which colours would best show a gloomy stormy day? (a) cool, soft colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) warm, bright colours
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
17. 17.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = green (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
18. 18.Which of these is a cool colour? (a) red (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
19. 19.🎡 How many tertiary colours are there on a 12-part colour wheel?
20. 20.🎨 Is dark red a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
21. 21.🎭 Which colours would best show a calm, still lake? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
22. 22.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light green (b) lilac (c) dark green (d) pink
23. 23.True or false: purple is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: yellow is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is usually painted in warm colours? (a) an icy glacier (b) a deep blue sea (c) a campfire (d) a snowy mountain
26. 26.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) two primary colours (b) three neutral colours (c) two secondary colours (d) black and white
27. 27.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = orange needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
29. 29.🎨 Is blue a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
30. 30.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red-orange and yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red
31. 31.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) light blue (c) purple (d) blue-purple
32. 32.True or false: a quiet snowfall is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: light green is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a restful bedroom is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, still lake (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a happy birthday party (d) a peaceful sleepy scene
40. 40.🎨 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

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