Colours and Moods Worksheet
Artist's tip (Feel the scene): Happy, lively, exciting → warm, bright colours. Calm, peaceful, quiet → cool, soft colours. Gloomy, sad, scary or mysterious → dark, dull colours. Red is used for danger and warnings; green for nature.
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- 1.True or false: a spooky haunted house is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a quiet snowfall is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a cool morning breeze is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, still lake (b) a cool morning breeze (c) a spooky haunted house (d) a restful bedroom
- 5.Which of these scenes is usually painted with cool, soft colours? (a) a calm, still lake (b) a busy, noisy fair (c) a hot summer noon (d) an exciting race
- 6.Which of these scenes is usually painted with dark, dull colours? (a) a restful bedroom (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a sad, lonely scene (d) a happy birthday party
- 7.🎭 Which colours would best show a happy birthday party? (a) warm, bright colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) dark, dull colours
- 8.🎭 Which colours would best show a busy, noisy fair? (a) warm, bright colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) cool, soft colours
- 9.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a busy, noisy fair (c) a cool morning breeze (d) a sad, lonely scene
- 10.🎭 Which colours would best show a sunny sunflower field? (a) cool, soft colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) warm, bright colours
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cool morning breeze (b) a restful bedroom (c) a calm, still lake (d) a mysterious cave
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gloomy stormy day (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a cool morning breeze (d) a sad, lonely scene
- 13.True or false: a spooky haunted house is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a mysterious cave is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌫️ Which group of colours usually makes a picture feel gloomy? (a) greys and dark blues (b) bright yellows (c) pinks and oranges
- 16.🎭 Which colours would best show an exciting race? (a) warm, bright colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) cool, soft colours
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a happy birthday party (c) an exciting race (d) a hot summer noon
- 18.🎭 Which colours would best show a restful bedroom? (a) dark, dull colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) warm, bright colours
- 19.😌 Which group of colours usually feels calm and restful? (a) reds and oranges (b) blues and greens (c) bright yellows
- 20.🌿 Which colour do we usually connect with plants and nature? (a) grey (b) purple (c) black (d) green
- 21.True or false: a happy birthday party is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a sunny sunflower field is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a quiet snowfall (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a happy birthday party (d) a scary night forest
- 24.True or false: a sad, lonely scene is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a cool morning breeze (b) a spooky haunted house (c) a mysterious cave (d) a sunny sunflower field
- 26.🎭 Which colours would best show a mysterious cave? (a) cool, soft colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) warm, bright colours
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a happy birthday party (b) a quiet snowfall (c) a peaceful sleepy scene (d) a cool morning breeze
- 28.True or false: a hot summer noon is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎭 Which colours would best show a scary night forest? (a) dark, dull colours (b) cool, soft colours (c) warm, bright colours
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary night forest (b) a sad, lonely scene (c) a gloomy stormy day (d) a busy, noisy fair
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a spooky haunted house (b) a sad, lonely scene (c) a scary night forest (d) a restful bedroom
- 32.🎭 Which colours would best show a hot summer noon? (a) cool, soft colours (b) warm, bright colours (c) dark, dull colours
- 33.True or false: a quiet snowfall is usually painted with warm, bright colours. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a calm, still lake is usually painted with dark, dull colours. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a restful bedroom is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these scenes is usually painted with warm, bright colours? (a) a calm, still lake (b) an exciting race (c) a spooky haunted house (d) a gloomy stormy day
- 37.True or false: a sunny sunflower field is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎭 Which colours would best show a calm, still lake? (a) warm, bright colours (b) dark, dull colours (c) cool, soft colours
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an exciting race (b) a hot summer noon (c) a happy birthday party (d) a sad, lonely scene
- 40.True or false: a hot summer noon is usually painted with cool, soft colours. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- True
- True
- a spooky haunted house
- a calm, still lake
- a sad, lonely scene
- warm, bright colours
- warm, bright colours
- a busy, noisy fair
- warm, bright colours
- a mysterious cave
- a cool morning breeze
- True
- False
- greys and dark blues
- warm, bright colours
- a quiet snowfall
- cool, soft colours
- blues and greens
- green
- False
- True
- a happy birthday party
- False
- a sunny sunflower field
- dark, dull colours
- a happy birthday party
- True
- dark, dull colours
- a busy, noisy fair
- a restful bedroom
- warm, bright colours
- False
- False
- True
- an exciting race
- False
- cool, soft colours
- a sad, lonely scene
- False
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