← Primary and secondary colours lesson New set →

Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 878 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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?

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = orange needs red. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
  4. 4.True or false: orange is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + yellow = green (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  6. 6.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  7. 7.True or false: orange is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which secondary colour has NO blue in it? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple
  9. 9.Which primary colour is in BOTH green and purple? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  10. 10.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) yellow and blue (c) red and yellow (d) blue and yellow
  11. 11.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) blue and red (d) red and yellow
  13. 13.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and green? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
  15. 15.True or false: blue is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and red (b) blue and yellow (c) red and yellow (d) red and blue
  17. 17.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  18. 18.True or false: red is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? red + ? = purple (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
  20. 20.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  22. 22.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
  23. 23.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) three neutral colours (b) black and white (c) two secondary colours (d) two primary colours
  24. 24.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) red (d) blue
  26. 26.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) purple (d) red
  28. 28.True or false: purple is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) red
  30. 30.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) green (b) blue (c) orange (d) purple
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue
  32. 32.Which colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints? (a) the tertiary colours (b) the primary colours (c) the secondary colours (d) brown and grey
  33. 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) red and yellow (c) blue and yellow (d) yellow and red
  34. 34.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? ? + red = orange (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  35. 35.True or false: the paint sum yellow + ? = green needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: green is a primary colour. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: purple is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) purple
  40. 40.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = green (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow

Answer key

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

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids