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Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 877 · 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: mixing blue and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = orange needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) blue (b) red (c) green (d) yellow
  4. 4.Which primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  5. 5.True or false: blue is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + red = purple (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red
  8. 8.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) green
  10. 10.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
  11. 11.🎨 Is green a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  12. 12.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs blue. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: green is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) red
  16. 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and yellow
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow
  18. 18.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
  20. 20.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = green (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
  21. 21.True or false: the paint sum ? + yellow = green needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: green is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: the paint sum ? + red = orange needs yellow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
  25. 25.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = green (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
  26. 26.True or false: the paint sum ? + blue = green needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
  28. 28.True or false: red is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  30. 30.True or false: red is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) blue and yellow (c) yellow and red (d) blue and red
  32. 32.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and green? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  33. 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and blue (c) red and yellow (d) blue and red
  34. 34.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
  36. 36.Which secondary colour has NO red in it? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
  37. 37.Which secondary colour has NO yellow in it? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple
  38. 38.True or false: orange is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and red (c) blue and yellow (d) red and yellow
  40. 40.🎨 Is red a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour

Answer key

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

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