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Colour theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the three primary colours

a)

Yellow

b)

Purple

c)

Blue

d)

Red

e)

Orange

2.

What do you get if you mix two primary colours together?

a)

A tint

b)

A secondary colour

c)

A harmonious colour

d)

A complimentary colour

3.

Select the three secondary colours

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Purple

d)

Green

e)

Yellow

4.

What are complementary colours?

a)

Two colours which, when mixed with each other, create a secondary colour.

b)

Colours which can be found opposite each other on the colour wheel.

c)

Colours which lie next to each other on the colour wheel.

5.

Which one of these colours is NOT a warm colour

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

6.

Which of these colours is NOT a cool colour?

a)

Purple

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Black

7.

In this painting titled The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso, what sort of colours has he used?

a)

Warm colours

b)

Complementary colours

c)

Primary colours

d)

Cool colours

8.

Which secondary colour do you make when you mix red + blue together?

a)

Orange

b)

Yellow

c)

Purple

d)

Green

9.

Which of these statements about primary colours is true

a)

They cannot be made by mixing other colours together

b)

They are a mixture of primary and secondary colours together

c)

There are 5 primary colours

d)

They sit next to each other on the colour wheel

10.

What is the complimentary colour of green?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange