Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 5 · 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.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) black (b) more red (c) more yellow (d) blue
2. 2.🖌️ Would you paint a flaming torch mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
3. 3.Which secondary colour has NO red in it? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
4. 4.True or false: pink is a shade (a colour + black). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make sky blue? (a) black (b) white
8. 8.🎡 On a simple 6-part colour wheel, how many colours are there?
9. 9.🎭 Which colours would best show an exciting race? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
10. 10.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red-orange and yellow-orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
14. 14.🌡️ Is blue a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
15. 15.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) light blue
16. 16.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚦 Which colour is used on signs that warn of danger? (a) red (b) pale green (c) pink (d) light blue
18. 18.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) navy blue (b) dark purple (c) dark red (d) light green
19. 19.Which of these is a warm colour? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) blue (d) blue-green
20. 20.True or false: sky blue is a shade (a colour + black). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which colours would best show a spooky haunted house? (a) warm, bright colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) dark, dull colours
22. 22.True or false: pale yellow is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange (d) yellow
24. 24.True or false: you should add white to make a tint. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
26. 26.🎡 On a 6-part colour wheel, which colour sits between red and yellow? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue (d) orange
27. 27.🌡️ Is orange a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
28. 28.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark green (b) light blue (c) maroon (d) navy blue
29. 29.Which colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints? (a) the secondary colours (b) the tertiary colours (c) the primary colours (d) brown and grey
30. 30.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌡️ Which half of the colour wheel is the warm half? (a) green to purple (b) red to yellow (c) blue to green
32. 32.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a calm, still lake (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a quiet snowfall (d) an exciting race
33. 33.🌡️ Is red a warm colour or a cool colour? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
34. 34.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
35. 35.🌡️ In a picture, which colours seem to come forward, closer to you? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
36. 36.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎡 On the colour wheel, is yellow-orange a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
38. 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) orange and red (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and red
39. 39.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
40. 40.🎨 Is dark red a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade

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