Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 33 · 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 primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
2. 2.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make pink? (a) white (b) black
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shady forest (b) hot lava (c) a campfire (d) a sunset sky
6. 6.🎨 Which paint should you add to make a shade? (a) black (b) white
7. 7.🎨 Is lilac a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
8. 8.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
9. 9.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a calm, still lake is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: you should add white to make a colour lighter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark green (b) dark red (c) sky blue (d) bottle green
13. 13.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, red-orange sits between red and orange. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and red (b) yellow and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
15. 15.🎨 Which paint should you add to make a colour lighter? (a) black (b) white
16. 16.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a mysterious cave (c) a busy, noisy fair (d) a calm, still lake
17. 17.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light blue (b) dark purple (c) light green (d) lilac
18. 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) red and purple (d) white and blue
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bottle green (b) pale yellow (c) navy blue (d) dark purple
20. 20.🌡️ In a picture, which colours seem to sink back, far away? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
21. 21.True or false: blue is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎨 Is pale yellow a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
23. 23.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) white (c) yellow (d) more blue
24. 24.🎡 On a 6-part colour wheel, which colour sits between yellow and blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green (d) red
25. 25.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
26. 26.Which of these is usually painted in cool colours? (a) autumn leaves (b) an icy glacier (c) hot lava (d) a campfire
27. 27.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
28. 28.🌿 Which colour do we usually connect with plants and nature? (a) green (b) grey (c) purple (d) black
29. 29.🎡 On the colour wheel, is blue a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
30. 30.🖌️ Would you paint autumn leaves mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) cool colours (b) warm colours
31. 31.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) green and red
33. 33.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make sky blue? (a) white (b) black
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mysterious cave (b) a happy birthday party (c) a hot summer noon (d) a sunny sunflower field
35. 35.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
36. 36.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
37. 37.🎡 On a simple 6-part colour wheel, how many colours are there?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) red
39. 39.True or false: purple is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: you should add white to green to make bottle green. (a) False (b) True

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