Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 36 · 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 pink? (a) red and orange (b) purple and blue (c) yellow and green (d) red and white
2. 2.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, blue-purple sits between blue-purple and red-purple. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎡 On a simple 6-part colour wheel, how many colours are there?
4. 4.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) pink (c) yellow-green (d) orange
5. 5.🎨 Is lilac a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
6. 6.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a scary night forest (b) an exciting race (c) a cool morning breeze (d) a sunny sunflower field
7. 7.Which is darker: light green or bottle green? (a) bottle green (b) light green
8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) in the centre
9. 9.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make navy blue? (a) black (b) white
10. 10.True or false: light blue is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which colours would best show a scary night forest? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
12. 12.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
13. 13.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light blue (b) pale yellow (c) maroon (d) light green
14. 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and white (c) red and orange (d) white and blue
15. 15.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and blue (c) purple and red (d) yellow and orange
16. 16.True or false: a quiet snowfall is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hot summer noon (b) a busy, noisy fair (c) a calm, still lake (d) a sunny sunflower field
19. 19.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) white (b) more red (c) more blue (d) yellow
20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
21. 21.🌡️ In a picture, which colours seem to come forward, closer to you? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
22. 22.🌡️ Is purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
24. 24.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
25. 25.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) blue-purple
26. 26.True or false: a spooky haunted house is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
28. 28.True or false: purple is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
31. 31.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) maroon (b) bottle green (c) dark red (d) sky blue
33. 33.Which of these is a tertiary colour? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) orange
34. 34.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) brown (c) white (d) light green
35. 35.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + blue = purple (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
36. 36.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
37. 37.🌫️ Which group of colours usually makes a picture feel gloomy? (a) pinks and oranges (b) bright yellows (c) greys and dark blues
38. 38.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a mysterious cave (b) a sunny sunflower field (c) a peaceful sleepy scene (d) a cool morning breeze
40. 40.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True

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