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