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Year 7 Colour Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
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1.

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are considered to be _______________________.

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

2.

What is this called?

a)

Colour Circle

b)

Colour Prism

c)

Colour Wheel

d)

Colour Spectrum

3.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Secondary Colours

4.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

5.

Mixing primary and secondary colours give us what?

a)

Monochromatic Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

6.

Blues, Greens, and Purples depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colours are also known as:

a)

Warm Colours

b)

Cool Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

d)

Analogous Colours

7.

What is the complementary colour of yellow?

a)

Green

b)

Orange

c)

Purple

d)

Red

8.

Which of the colours listed below is NOT a warm colour?

a)

Red-Orange

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue-Purple

d)

Yellow-Orange

9.

What two colours would you mix to create Green?

a)

Red & Yellow

b)

Red & Blue

c)

Blue & Yellow

d)

Blue & Purple

10.

This is an example of what colour scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

11.

This is an example of ______________________.

a)

Colour Triad

b)

Analogous Colours

c)

Complementary Colours

d)

Secondary Colours

12.

This is an example of ____________________________.

a)

Colour Triad

b)

Analogous Colours

c)

Monochromatic Colours

d)

Cool Colours

13.

Mixing a primary colour and a secondary colour creates a ______________________.

a)

Tertiary Colour

b)

Analogous Colour

c)

Complementary Colour

d)

Warm Colour

14.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

Color

b)

Colour

c)

Colur

15.

When you mix a colour with WHITE you make a ___________?

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

16.

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

17.

What is a hue?

a)

A shade

b)

A tint

c)

A tone

d)

A colour

e)

A gradient

18.

This colour scheme looks vibrant when used next to one another. When mixed, however, it creates a dull neutral.

a)

analogous

b)

tertiary

c)

monochromatic

d)

complementary

19.

How many colours are in the standard Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary colour wheel?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

12

d)

18

20.

When you mix a colour with GREY you make a ___________?

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone