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Shades of Colour

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colours which reflect the normal colours you would expect to see within a picture. e.g shades of green for the leaves on a tree

a)

natural

b)

vibrant

c)

bright

d)

colourful

2.

Colours which are not strong or powerful, but more delicate and more of a hint of that colour

a)

vibrant

b)

natural

c)

subtle

d)

artificial

3.

Colours which lack richness. Lacking brightness.

a)

natural

b)

mellow

c)

earthy

d)

dull

4.

Darker or weaker colours, lacking richness. Not vibrant.

a)

subdued

b)

stimulating

c)

powerful

d)

lively

5.

Weak. Lacking colour or strength.

a)

garish

b)

insipid

c)

intense

d)

brilliant

6.

Colours which are subtle and calm

a)

dull

b)

insipid

c)

mellow

d)

strong

7.

Not strong. Watery colours lacking in strength

a)

saturated

b)

harmonious

c)

muted

d)

earthy

8.

Reflecting the natural colours of the landscape or object

a)

sympathetic

b)

incongruous

c)

intense

d)

subdued

9.

Colours which don't add depth or shading to the image. Plain blue for the sea for example

a)

saturated

b)

powerful

c)

garish

d)

flat

10.

Natural tones-browns and greens

a)

earthy

b)

subdued

c)

muted

d)

insipid

11.

Colours which seem to work together and compliment each other.

a)

muted

b)

harmonious

c)

subtle

d)

clashing

12.

Colours which don't reflect what you think you would see. Not realistic.

a)

artificial

b)

bright

c)

incongruous

d)

muted

13.

Rich, pure colours- strong reds, blues, greens etc. Not diluted with white.

a)

insipid

b)

dull

c)

saturated

d)

natural

14.

Lively, rich and often saturated colours

a)

powerful

b)

subtle

c)

mellow

d)

vibrant

15.

Colours in their purest form. Rich and vivid.

a)

brilliant

b)

garish

c)

violent

d)

subdued

16.

Colours which jump out of the painting.

a)

earthy

b)

muted

c)

stimulating

d)

artificial

17.

Strong and often pure use of colour.

a)

garish

b)

clashing

c)

mellow

d)

intense

18.

Bright, rich colours.

a)

vivid

b)

saturated

c)

insipid

d)

washed out

19.

Colours which may be strong and exaggerated.

a)

harmonious

b)

lively

c)

artificial

d)

clashing

20.

Really powerful and clashing use of colour and tone.

a)

vibrant

b)

flat

c)

lively

d)

violent

21.

Loud, in your face colours which are powerful and clash.

a)

garish

b)

vibrant

c)

natural

d)

stimulating

22.

Colours which look out of place.

a)

powerful

b)

incongruous

c)

vivid

d)

natural

23.

Colours which fight with each other. Red and green for example.

a)

lively

b)

vibrant

c)

clashing

d)

earthy

24.

Not harmonious, contrasting and clashing.

a)

discordant

b)

harmonious

c)

dull

d)

intense