Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 34 · 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 two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) red and white (b) white and blue (c) red and yellow (d) blue and yellow
2. 2.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a hot summer noon (b) a peaceful sleepy scene (c) a happy birthday party (d) a sad, lonely scene
3. 3.True or false: you should add white to red to make pink. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which secondary colour has NO red in it? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
6. 6.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) pink (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
7. 7.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light green (b) pink (c) pale yellow (d) dark red
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark green (b) navy blue (c) lilac (d) bottle green
9. 9.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = orange (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
10. 10.🎡 On a 6-part colour wheel, which colour sits between blue and red? (a) orange (b) green (c) yellow (d) purple
11. 11.🎨 Is green a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) purple
13. 13.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) purple
14. 14.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = orange (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
15. 15.🎡 Colours that sit side by side on the colour wheel are called… (a) complementary colours (b) analogous colours (c) primary colours (d) neutral colours
16. 16.🎡 On the colour wheel, is red-orange a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) secondary colour
17. 17.True or false: a mysterious cave is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cool morning breeze (b) a gloomy stormy day (c) a mysterious cave (d) a spooky haunted house
19. 19.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) brown (c) light green (d) white
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hot summer noon (b) an exciting race (c) a peaceful sleepy scene (d) a busy, noisy fair
21. 21.🎨 Is pink a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
22. 22.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a busy, noisy fair is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow
25. 25.Which is darker: light green or bottle green? (a) bottle green (b) light green
26. 26.Which of these is a cool colour? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) green
29. 29.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
31. 31.True or false: lilac is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎨 Is sky blue a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
33. 33.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark red (b) dark purple (c) light blue (d) dark green
34. 34.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, yellow sits between red-orange and yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) orange
36. 36.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: dark purple is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple (d) blue
40. 40.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) blue (c) more yellow (d) black

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