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Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 633 · 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: blue is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) purple
  4. 4.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = orange (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
  5. 5.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which secondary colour has NO yellow in it? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple
  7. 7.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = orange needs red. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) red and blue (b) red and yellow (c) blue and red (d) blue and yellow
  9. 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) blue and yellow (c) yellow and red (d) red and blue
  10. 10.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
  11. 11.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
  12. 12.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = orange needs red. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) blue
  17. 17.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = purple (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow
  19. 19.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = orange (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  20. 20.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = purple needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) blue (b) green (c) purple (d) orange
  22. 22.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and green? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  24. 24.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and blue (b) blue and yellow (c) red and yellow (d) blue and red
  26. 26.True or false: the paint sum ? + red = purple needs red. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  28. 28.🎨 Is blue a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  29. 29.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
  30. 30.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) black and white (b) two primary colours (c) three neutral colours (d) two secondary colours
  31. 31.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  32. 32.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
  33. 33.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) red (c) purple (d) orange
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) green (d) purple
  35. 35.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: green is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: the paint sum ? + red = orange needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) yellow and blue (b) red and blue (c) yellow and red (d) blue and red
  39. 39.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  40. 40.True or false: purple is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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