Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 39 · 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 orange? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and blue (c) red and yellow (d) red and blue
2. 2.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
4. 4.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) pink (b) red (c) pale green (d) light blue
5. 5.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flaming torch (b) a campfire (c) a shady forest (d) hot lava
8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red
9. 9.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
10. 10.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make sky blue? (a) white (b) black
11. 11.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a sad, lonely scene (c) a scary night forest (d) a sunny sunflower field
12. 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and white (c) red and blue (d) white and blue
13. 13.🎨 Is sky blue a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
14. 14.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
15. 15.🎭 Which colours would best show a hot summer noon? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
16. 16.True or false: red-orange is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make pink? (a) black (b) white
18. 18.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, yellow sits between yellow-orange and yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and red (b) blue and red (c) yellow and blue (d) blue and yellow
20. 20.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue (d) blue-purple
21. 21.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) more yellow (c) black (d) more blue
22. 22.🎭 Which colours would best show a mysterious cave? (a) dark, dull colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) warm, bright colours
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark green (b) lilac (c) dark purple (d) dark red
24. 24.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cool morning breeze (b) a peaceful sleepy scene (c) a happy birthday party (d) a restful bedroom
26. 26.🎡 On the colour wheel, is yellow-green a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) primary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
27. 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) white and black (b) orange and red (c) white and blue (d) yellow and orange
28. 28.True or false: pink is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which colours would best show a happy birthday party? (a) cool, soft colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) warm, bright colours
30. 30.🎨 Is green a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
31. 31.🎡 How many colours are there on a basic 12-part colour wheel?
32. 32.🌡️ Warm colours make us think of… (a) fire and sunshine (b) ice and water (c) snow and night (d) shade and rain
33. 33.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
34. 34.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) red (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
35. 35.True or false: a deep blue sea is usually painted in warm colours. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) throw it away (b) rinse the brush (c) dry the paper (d) add black
37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎡 On the colour wheel, is red-purple a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) secondary colour
39. 39.🎭 Which colours would best show a gloomy stormy day? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
40. 40.🎡 On the colour wheel, is red a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) primary colour

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