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Colour Theory_TA

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Secondary Colours

2.

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

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

3.

Colour theory states that secondary colors are:

a)

Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and green

b)

Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and yellow

c)

Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and orange

d)

Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and purple

4.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

5.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

6.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Mixing primary and secondary Colours give us what?

a)

Monochromatic Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

8.

How do you make this Colour?

a)

red+blue

b)

orange+blue

c)

yellow+blue

d)

purple+yellow

9.

Which one is NOT a secondary colour?

a)

green

b)

orange

c)

purple

d)

yellow

10.

Which one is NOT a cool colour?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

11.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

12.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
purple, green, orange
b)
red, blue, yellow
c)
red, blue, green
d)
red, blue, orange
13.

What two colours do you mix to make violet?

a)

blue and yellow

b)

red and green

c)

blue and violet

d)

red and blue

14.

Primary and Secondary colours are mixed to create what classification of colour?

a)

Secondary

b)

Complimentary

c)

Analagous

d)

Tertiary

15.

Monochromatic colour scheme uses:

a)

1 colour

b)

2 colours

c)

3 colours

d)

4 colours

16.

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

17.

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.

18.

Which one of these colours is NOT a warm colour

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

19.

What is the complimentary colour of green?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

20.

What is this called?

a)

Colour Circle

b)

Colour Prism

c)

Colour Wheel

d)

Colour Spectrum

21.

What are these called?

a)

Primary colours

b)

Secondary colours

c)

Tertiary colours

22.

The three secondary colours are purple, green and (a)   ?

23.

Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours together

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Tertiary colours are made by mixing equal amounts of a primary and secondary colour

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Select the primary colour.

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Select the secondary colour.

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

How is a tertiary colour created?

a)

By adding white

b)

By adding grey

c)

By mixing all secondary colours

d)

By mixing a secondary with a primary colour

28.

How do you create a tint?

a)

Thin the paint with water

b)

Add white paint to a hue

c)

Add black paint to a hue

d)

Mix the primary colours together

29.

How do you create a shade?

a)

Thin the paint with water

b)

Add white paint to a hue

c)

Add black paint to a hue

d)

Mix the primary colours together

30.

Which of these images shows a monochromatic colour scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Color theory is a set of rules that combines creativity and science.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

You can create a mood with color harmony.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Colors that sit next to another on the color wheel.

a)

Tertiary

b)

Analogous

c)

Primary

d)

Complementary

34.

What is color saturation?

a)

Making a new color

b)

Changing the intensity of the color

c)

Changing the color harmony

d)

Adding white

35.

What word describes a colour with black added?

a)

shadow

b)

shade

c)

tint

36.

What word describes a colour with white added?

a)

shadow

b)

tint

c)

shade

37.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

38.
Blues, Greens, and Violets depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colors are also known as: 
a)
Warm Colors
b)
Cool Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
39.
What is the complementary color of yellow?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Violet
d)
Red
40.
Which of the colors listed below is NOT a warm color?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
41.

This is an example of a __________ color scheme painting.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

42.

This painting is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Complementary

b)

Warm

c)

Cool

d)

Analogous

43.
What two colors would you mix to create Violet?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Blue & Green
d)
Orange & Red
44.
What is the complementary color of Blue-Green?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow-Orange
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
45.
What two colors would you mix to create Orange?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Yellow & Blue
d)
Yellow & Green
46.

Is this a warm or cool color scheme?

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

room temperature

47.

BLUE + YELLOW =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
This image uses what color scheme
a)
Analogous
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
50.
This advertisement uses ______________________ color scheme.
a)
Analogous colors
b)
Complimentary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Primary Colors
51.
This logo uses __________________ color scheme.
a)
Analogous colors
b)
Complimentary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Primary Colors
52.
Which one IS an example of a tint?
a)
navy blue
b)
baby blue
c)
purple
d)
yellow
53.
What is the definition of a shade?
a)
Any color plus black
b)
Any color plus white
c)
Any color plus gray
d)
Umbrella
54.

How many Primary Colors are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6