Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 3 · 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.True or false: you should add white to make a shade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = green needs blue. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red-purple and red-orange? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) red (d) yellow-green
4. 4.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
5. 5.Which secondary colour has NO red in it? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
6. 6.True or false: a busy, noisy fair is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-orange
9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
10. 10.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sunny sunflower field (b) a happy birthday party (c) a busy, noisy fair (d) a gloomy stormy day
12. 12.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the hot desert sun (b) a sunset sky (c) a shady forest (d) a flaming torch
15. 15.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
16. 16.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) orange
17. 17.🎨 Is bottle green a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
18. 18.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) green
19. 19.True or false: red-orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red-purple
21. 21.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
22. 22.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) pale yellow (b) light blue (c) sky blue (d) dark red
23. 23.True or false: blue-purple is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
27. 27.🎡 Colours that sit side by side on the colour wheel are called… (a) primary colours (b) analogous colours (c) neutral colours (d) complementary colours
28. 28.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a happy birthday party (b) a busy, noisy fair (c) a scary night forest (d) an exciting race
30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) orange (d) green
31. 31.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) red (c) orange (d) green
32. 32.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) red and yellow (d) yellow and blue
33. 33.Which colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints? (a) brown and grey (b) the secondary colours (c) the tertiary colours (d) the primary colours
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green (d) blue
35. 35.True or false: purple is a tertiary colour. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
37. 37.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎡 On the colour wheel, is blue a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
40. 40.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour

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