Colour and Mixing: Explore the World of Colours for Year 1

Question 1

Which three special colours can we mix to make all the other colours?

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Red, blue, yellow

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Green, orange, purple

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White, black, grey

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Pink, brown, gold

Question 2

Which two colours can you mix to make purple?

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Red and blue

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Blue and yellow

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Red and yellow

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Green and orange

Question 3

Which colours are special because we can't mix other colours to make them?

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Primary colours

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Secondary colours

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Warm colours

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Cool colours

Question 4

When you mix red and yellow, what colour do you make?

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Orange

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Purple

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Green

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Blue

Question 5

What colour do we get when we mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Brown

Question 6

To make orange, which two colours do we mix?

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Yellow and red

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Blue and red

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Blue and yellow

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Red and black

Question 7

Which primary colours do you mix to make purple?

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Blue and red

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Red and yellow

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Yellow and blue

Question 8

When you mix blue and yellow, what colour do you get?

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Green

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Purple

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Orange

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Brown

Question 9

Which colour is NOT a primary colour?

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Purple

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Red

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Yellow

Question 10

When you mix equal amounts of red, blue, and yellow, what new colour will you make?

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Brown

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Green

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Purple

Question 11

When we mix blue and yellow paint together, what colour do we get?

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Green

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Red

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Purple

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Brown

Question 12

What happens when you mix white paint with another colour?

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A lighter shade

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A darker shade

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A new primary colour

Question 13

Which colour is NOT a cool colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Purple

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Green

Question 14

Where is orange located on the colour wheel?

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Between yellow and green

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Between red and purple

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Between blue and red

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Between green and purple

Question 15

Which of these is a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

Question 16

When we mix red and blue, what new colour do we get?

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Purple

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Orange

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Green

Question 17

When you mix red and yellow, what colour do you usually make?

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Orange

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Green

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Blue

Question 18

Which colours are called primary colours?

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Red, yellow, and blue

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Red, green, and blue

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Purple, orange, and brown

Question 19

What colour do you get when you mix red and yellow paint?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

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Pink

Question 20

When you mix blue and green, what new colour do you make?

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Greenish-blue

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Purple

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Yellow

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Orange

Question 21

Which crayon on the table is a cool colour: the red one, the orange one, or the blue one?

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Blue

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Red

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Orange

Question 22

When you mix red paint with white paint, what do you create?

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A lighter shade of red

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A darker shade of red

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The same shade of red

Question 23

Which of these colours is a cool colour, like the sky or the ocean?

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

Question 24

Which of these colours is NOT a primary colour?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 25

When you mix two primary colours, what do you create?

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A secondary colour

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A different primary colour

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A tertiary colour

Question 26

When we mix yellow and blue, what colour do we get?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

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Brown

Question 27

Which of these colours is NOT a primary colour?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

Question 28

What happens when we mix white paint with a colour?

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It makes a tint.

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It makes a shade.

Question 29

Which of these colours is a primary colour?

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Red

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Purple

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Green

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Brown

Question 30

How can you tell primary colours apart from secondary colours?

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Primary colours can't be made by mixing other colours.

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Secondary colours are created by mixing two primary colours.

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Primary colours are always brighter than secondary colours.

Question 31

We want to paint a happy sunshine. Which colours should we mix together?

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Red and yellow

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Yellow and blue

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Blue and red

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All the colours

Question 32

What is the colour wheel and how can it help us mix colours?

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A tool that shows us the different colours we can make by mixing primary and secondary colours.

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A tool that shows us how to make different shades of the same colour.

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A tool that shows us how to mix colours to create different paints.

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A tool that shows us how to make black and white paint.

Question 33

Which of these is NOT a way to mix colours?

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Drawing

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Layering

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Mixing on a palette

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Glazing

Question 34

When we mix a primary colour and a secondary colour, what do we get?

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A new colour called a tertiary colour

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A darker shade of the primary colour

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A lighter tint of the secondary colour

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The colours will stay separate

Question 35

When we mix red, blue, and yellow, which are the three primary colours, what do we create?

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Secondary colours - green, orange, and purple

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Different shades of the same colour

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Black or white

Question 36

Which of these is a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 37

When we add white to a colour, what do we create?

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A tint

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A shade

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A tone

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A hue

Question 38

When we mix blue and red, what new colour do we get?

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Pink

Question 39

To make orange, which two primary colours do you mix?

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Red and yellow

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Red and green

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Blue and yellow

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Green and blue

Question 40

Which of these is NOT a primary colour?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 41

Whichcolour is created when you mix blue and red?

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

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Brown

Question 42

What do you call the colour that is lighter than another colour?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 43

What do you call the colour that is darker than another colour?

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Shade

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Tint

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Tone

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Hue

Question 44

What do you call the colour that is created when you add white to another colour?

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Tint

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Shade

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Tone

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Hue

Question 45

What do you call the colour that is created when you add black to another colour?

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Shade

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Tint

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Tone

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Hue

Question 46

When we mix blue and yellow, we get green. When we mix blue and red, we get purple. What colour do you think we'll get if we mix red and yellow?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

Question 47

When we mix red and yellow, what new colour do we create?

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Orange

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 48

What shape does a rainbow have?

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A curved line with many colours

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A circle with many colours

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A square with many colours

Question 49

Which of these colours is NOT a primary colour?

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Purple

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Red

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Green

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Blue

Question 50

What colour do you make when you mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Orange

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Red

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Purple

Question 51

Which of these colours is a warm colour?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 52

What do we use to mix colours?

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Palette

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Brush

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Sponge

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Easel

Question 53

Which of these colours is a shade of green?

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Kelly green

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Maroon

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Yellow

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Pink

Question 54

What happens when you add black to a colour?

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It becomes darker

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It becomes lighter

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It changes colour

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Nothing happens

Question 55

What is the difference between a tint and a shade?

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A tint is lighter than the original colour, while a shade is darker.

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A shade is lighter than the original colour, while a tint is darker.

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They are the same thing.

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There is no difference.

Question 56

What colour do you get when you mix yellow and blue together?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

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Red

Question 57

Which of these colours is a warm colour?

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Red

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Green

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Blue

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Purple

Question 58

What do you call a colour that is made by mixing a primary colour and a secondary colour?

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Tertiary colour

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Primary colour

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Secondary colour

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Complementary colour

Question 59

Which of these colours is a shade of red?

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Pink

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Orange

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Yellow

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Green

Question 60

What do you call a colour that is opposite to another colour on the colour wheel?

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Complementary colour

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Primary colour

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Secondary colour

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Tertiary colour

Question 61

Which of these colours is a tint of yellow?

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Light yellow

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Dark yellow

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Green

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Orange

Question 62

What colour do you get when you mix yellow and red colours together?

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Orange

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Purple

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Green

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Blue

Question 63

What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Red

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Purple

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Brown

Question 64

When you mix a primary colour like red, blue, or yellow with a secondary colour like green, orange, or purple, what do you create?

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A secondary colour

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A primary colour

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A shade of white