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Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 13 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Two make one): Primary colours: red, yellow, blue — they cannot be mixed from other paints. Secondary colours: orange = red + yellow, green = blue + yellow, purple = red + blue. To find a missing colour, ask: which two primaries are inside this secondary colour?

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  1. 1.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = orange needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = orange needs red. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  4. 4.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
  6. 6.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and purple? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  7. 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and yellow (b) red and blue (c) yellow and red (d) yellow and blue
  8. 8.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
  10. 10.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and red (b) blue and yellow (c) red and blue (d) red and yellow
  11. 11.True or false: red is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: green is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  14. 14.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = purple (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  15. 15.True or false: the paint sum ? + blue = green needs blue. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎨 Is green a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  18. 18.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = orange (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
  20. 20.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) black and white (b) three neutral colours (c) two secondary colours (d) two primary colours
  21. 21.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  22. 22.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) yellow and red
  23. 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and red (b) yellow and blue (c) yellow and red (d) red and yellow
  24. 24.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  25. 25.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) orange (c) red (d) green
  26. 26.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) blue (b) red (c) green (d) yellow
  27. 27.True or false: yellow is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) blue (c) orange (d) purple
  29. 29.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = orange needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = green needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  32. 32.Which secondary colour has NO yellow in it? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple
  33. 33.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) blue (d) red
  34. 34.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) orange (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = orange needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) red
  38. 38.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: blue is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. yellow
  4. True
  5. 2
  6. red
  7. red and blue
  8. False
  9. purple
  10. blue and yellow
  11. False
  12. False
  13. 3
  14. blue
  15. False
  16. True
  17. secondary colour
  18. False
  19. red
  20. two primary colours
  21. primary colour
  22. yellow and red
  23. blue and red
  24. secondary colour
  25. red
  26. green
  27. True
  28. blue
  29. False
  30. False
  31. secondary colour
  32. purple
  33. purple
  34. orange
  35. False
  36. primary colour
  37. red
  38. True
  39. False
  40. orange

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