Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 37 · 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.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
2. 2.🎭 Which colours would best show a mysterious cave? (a) dark, dull colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) warm, bright colours
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sad, lonely scene (b) a gloomy stormy day (c) a happy birthday party (d) a mysterious cave
4. 4.True or false: light green is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) green
6. 6.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
7. 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and blue (d) red and yellow
8. 8.True or false: you should add white to blue to make navy blue. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
11. 11.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make pink? (a) white (b) black
13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) yellow
14. 14.🎡 On a 6-part colour wheel, which colour sits between blue and red? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) green
15. 15.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow-orange
16. 16.Which is lighter: pink or maroon? (a) maroon (b) pink
17. 17.🎨 Is dark purple a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
18. 18.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: yellow-green is a tertiary colour. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: you should add white to make a tint. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌿 Which colour do we usually connect with plants and nature? (a) purple (b) black (c) grey (d) green
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lilac (b) pale yellow (c) light green (d) dark green
24. 24.🌡️ Is blue-purple a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a campfire (b) a deep blue sea (c) an icy glacier (d) a calm lake
26. 26.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
27. 27.🌡️ Is green a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a sad, lonely scene (c) an exciting race (d) a gloomy stormy day
29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
32. 32.🎭 Which colours would best show a busy, noisy fair? (a) warm, bright colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) dark, dull colours
33. 33.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, yellow-green sits between yellow and green. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and blue (c) red and yellow (d) blue and white
35. 35.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
36. 36.True or false: a rainy night is usually painted in warm colours. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flaming torch (b) a sunset sky (c) a campfire (d) a snowy mountain
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
39. 39.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) green
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue (d) purple

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