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