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Colour Theory Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 8: Part 1 colour test · Set 8 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue
  2. 2.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) maroon (b) dark purple (c) light green (d) bottle green
  4. 4.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) black (c) blue (d) more yellow
  5. 5.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  6. 6.True or false: blue is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot lava (b) an icy glacier (c) a calm lake (d) a deep blue sea
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = orange (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  12. 12.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  13. 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and white (b) yellow and blue (c) blue and red (d) black and white
  14. 14.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
  15. 15.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎡 How many tertiary colours are there on a 12-part colour wheel?
  17. 17.True or false: light green is a tint (a colour + white). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  19. 19.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) pink (d) light blue
  20. 20.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  22. 22.🎡 On a 12-part colour wheel, which colour sits between green and blue? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  23. 23.True or false: a happy birthday party is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a happy birthday party is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
  27. 27.🖌️ Would you paint autumn leaves mostly in warm colours or cool colours? (a) warm colours (b) cool colours
  28. 28.True or false: the hot desert sun is usually painted in cool colours. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎭 Which colours would best show a sunny sunflower field? (a) dark, dull colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) cool, soft colours
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is a tertiary colour. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎡 On the colour wheel, is red-orange a primary, secondary or tertiary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
  35. 35.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: light blue is a shade (a colour + black). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: you should add black to red to make pink. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) white and red (b) orange and red (c) white and blue (d) orange and yellow
  39. 39.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = orange (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  40. 40.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make pink? (a) white (b) black

Answer key

  1. blue
  2. yellow
  3. light green
  4. more yellow
  5. primary colour
  6. False
  7. green
  8. hot lava
  9. complementary pair
  10. True
  11. yellow
  12. orange
  13. blue and red
  14. orange
  15. True
  16. 6
  17. True
  18. secondary colour
  19. pink
  20. True
  21. orange and blue
  22. blue-green
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. green
  27. warm colours
  28. False
  29. warm, bright colours
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. tertiary colour
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. orange and yellow
  39. red
  40. white

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