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Chapter 11: Colour - Progress Check (Part 1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call colours which are directly opposite each other on the colour wheel?

a)

analogous colours

b)

complementary colours

c)

discordant colours

d)

accent colours

2.

What is classed as a neutral colour?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

grey

d)

all of the above

3.

Which of these are primary colours?

a)

red, green, orange

b)

red, blue, yellow

c)

red, orange, blue

d)

red, purple, green

4.

How many basic hues are in the colour wheel?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

6

d)

9

5.

What is a colour wheel?

a)

a circle of different colours

b)

a description of colours

c)

a radial diagram of colours

d)

none of the above

6.

What is the correct mixing ratio for a tertiary colour?

a)

none of the above

b)

2:2

c)

2:1

d)

1:1

7.

What do the letters H S V stand for in relation to colours?

a)

Hue, Saturation, Value

b)

Honest, Saturation, Value

c)

Hue, Sand, Value

d)

Hard, Soft, Value

8.

Which category of colours create energy, vigour and excitement?

a)

cool colours

b)

analogous colours

c)

monochromatic colours

d)

complementary colours

9.

On the BS 4800 series, what range of colours does the number 00 represent?

a)

neutrals

b)

yellows

c)

purple/blues

d)

reds

10.

What does the letter (10 E 53) represent from a code for a colour?

a)

all of the above

b)

the weight

c)

the greyness

d)

the hue

11.

What does the last number on a code represent (10 E 53)?

a)

hue

b)

greyness

c)

weight

d)

none of the above

12.

What is an achromatic colour?

a)

a warm colour

b)

a cool colour

c)

a bright colour

d)

not actually a colour

13.

How many basic hues are in the colour wheel?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

15

14.

What is a colour wheel?

a)

a radial diagram of colours

b)

a description of colours

c)

none of the above

d)

a circle of different colours

15.

How do you create a tertiary colour?

a)

All of the above

b)

Mix two primary colours.

c)

Mix two secondary colours.

d)

Mix one primary with one secondary.

16.

What is the correct mixing ratio for a tertiary colour?

a)

none of the above

b)

1:1

c)

2:2

d)

2:1

17.

Where do you find a colour’s value?

a)

at the centre of the colour wheel

b)

each side of a colour on the wheel

c)

on the outer and inner rings of a colour, within the wheel

d)

opposite a colour on the wheel

18.

How many degrees of separation does the combination of three triadic colours have to be?

a)

30 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

120 degrees

d)

180 degrees

19.

On the BS 4800 series, what range of colours does the number 00 represent?

a)

yellows

b)

reds

c)

purple/blues

d)

neutrals

20.

Each colour from the BS 4800 series of paint colours for building purposes is identified by a code. If the code were 10 E 53, what would the number 10 represent?

a)

none of the above

b)

weight

c)

greyness

d)

hue