Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 28 · 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.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more yellow (b) blue (c) more red (d) black
2. 2.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which colours would best show a busy, noisy fair? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
5. 5.True or false: you should add white to purple to make lilac. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
7. 7.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) autumn leaves (b) a flaming torch (c) a campfire (d) a snowy mountain
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a scary night forest (c) a gloomy stormy day (d) an exciting race
10. 10.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a gloomy stormy day (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a happy birthday party (d) a spooky haunted house
11. 11.🎡 On the colour wheel, is blue-purple a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) primary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
12. 12.True or false: you should add black to green to make bottle green. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a scary night forest (c) a hot summer noon (d) a calm, still lake
14. 14.🌡️ Cool colours make us think of… (a) hot sand (b) water, ice and sky (c) fire and sunshine (d) flames
15. 15.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
18. 18.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) green (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) purple
19. 19.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) blue
20. 20.True or false: red is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: purple is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) red
23. 23.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
24. 24.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a restful bedroom (b) a happy birthday party (c) a gloomy stormy day (d) a scary night forest
25. 25.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
26. 26.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) white (c) more blue (d) yellow
27. 27.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a gloomy stormy day (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a calm, still lake (d) a sad, lonely scene
28. 28.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) autumn leaves (b) a deep blue sea (c) the hot desert sun (d) hot lava
29. 29.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) green
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue
31. 31.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = orange (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
32. 32.🎨 Is dark purple a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
34. 34.🖌️ Would you paint a rainy night mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
35. 35.True or false: a sunny sunflower field is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎨 Is light blue a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
37. 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) white and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and white
38. 38.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
39. 39.True or false: a sunset sky is usually painted in cool colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True

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