Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 4 · 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 paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = green (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
2. 2.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
3. 3.😌 Which group of colours usually feels calm and restful? (a) bright yellows (b) blues and greens (c) reds and oranges
4. 4.Which of these is a tertiary colour? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) red-orange
5. 5.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a gloomy stormy day (c) a sad, lonely scene (d) a hot summer noon
6. 6.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
7. 7.True or false: sky blue is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which colours would best show a busy, noisy fair? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
9. 9.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-orange
11. 11.True or false: red is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
13. 13.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) light blue (b) pale green (c) red (d) pink
14. 14.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a happy birthday party (b) a hot summer noon (c) a restful bedroom (d) a gloomy stormy day
15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) yellow
17. 17.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red-purple
18. 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and blue (b) black and white (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
19. 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) orange and yellow (b) white and blue (c) red and white (d) yellow and blue
20. 20.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make navy blue? (a) white (b) black
21. 21.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a cool morning breeze (d) a busy, noisy fair
22. 22.True or false: a flaming torch is usually painted in cool colours. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
24. 24.True or false: dark purple is a shade (a colour + black). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) more blue (c) more yellow (d) black
26. 26.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
27. 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) red and orange (b) blue and red (c) yellow and green (d) red and yellow
28. 28.True or false: on a 12-part colour wheel, yellow sits between red and orange. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) purple (b) blue (c) yellow (d) red
30. 30.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
31. 31.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) purple
34. 34.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌡️ Warm colours make us think of… (a) snow and night (b) shade and rain (c) fire and sunshine (d) ice and water
36. 36.Which of these is a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) purple (c) yellow (d) blue
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary night forest (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a sad, lonely scene (d) a peaceful sleepy scene
38. 38.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a sunny sunflower field (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a peaceful sleepy scene (d) a mysterious cave
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cool morning breeze (b) a happy birthday party (c) an exciting race (d) a sunny sunflower field
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow

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