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