Exercise 7: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Artists use cooler to create patterns. Color can also show different moods. Bright colors
make us feel happy and energetic. Dark colors make us feel calm or sad.
The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. They are the colors that can be mixed
together to make different colors. Mixing two primary colors makes a secondary color. The
secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. Orange is made by mixing yellow and red. Green
is made by mixing yellow and blue. Violet is made by mixing red and blue. Intermediate colors
can be made by mixing two primary colors and a secondary color together. Some intermediate
colors are blue violet and red orange. Black, white, and gray are special colors. They are called
neutral colors.
Colors have been organized into a color wheel. It shows the three primary colors, the
three secondary colors, and the six intermediate colors. Artists use the color wheel to help them
know which colors they want to use together.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Primary colors, secondary colors and intermediate colors
B. The ways to mix colors
C. Colour and its effects on our mood
D. Some basic information about color
2. Which of the following is the correct way to make red orange from the three primary
colors?
A. Mix red and yellow, then mix the new color with red.
B. Mix yellow and blue, then mix the new color with red.
C. Mix red and blue, then mix the new color with yellow.
D. Mix the three primary colors.
3. According to the passage, white is a_________.
A. special color B. neutral color C. Both A and B D. None of above
4. Which of the following can't be found in the color wheel?
A. Red orange B. Green C. Yellow D. Black
5. We can learn from the passage that_________.
A. happy and energetic people like bright colors
B. the color wheel has 12 colors
C. we can also mix different colors to make the primary colors
D. artists are the best ones to know and use color