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