← Primary and secondary colours lesson New set →

Primary and Secondary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 1: Primary and secondary colours · Set 991 · 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.🎨 Is blue a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  2. 2.🎨 Is purple a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red (b) orange (c) purple (d) green
  4. 4.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? yellow + ? = orange (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) purple
  6. 6.🎨 How many secondary colours are there?
  7. 7.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: purple is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎨 How many primary colours do painters mix with?
  10. 10.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange
  11. 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and yellow (d) blue and yellow
  12. 12.🧩 Which paint colour fills the gap? blue + ? = purple (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  13. 13.True or false: the paint sum red + ? = purple needs yellow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎨 Is yellow a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) secondary colour (b) primary colour
  15. 15.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
  16. 16.True or false: green is a secondary colour. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: orange is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a primary colour? (a) red (b) green (c) purple (d) orange
  19. 19.A secondary colour is made by mixing… (a) three neutral colours (b) two secondary colours (c) two primary colours (d) black and white
  20. 20.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and purple? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
  21. 21.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎨 How many primary colours are mixed to make one secondary colour?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
  24. 24.Which secondary colour has NO red in it? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple
  25. 25.True or false: green is a primary colour. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green
  27. 27.True or false: the paint sum ? + red = orange needs blue. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) orange
  29. 29.True or false: the paint sum blue + ? = green needs red. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and red (b) red and yellow (c) red and blue (d) blue and yellow
  31. 31.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange
  32. 32.True or false: the paint sum ? + blue = green needs red. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) red (b) yellow (c) orange (d) blue
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) green (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is a secondary colour. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎨 Is orange a primary colour or a secondary colour? (a) primary colour (b) secondary colour
  38. 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and yellow (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) yellow and red
  39. 39.Which of these is a secondary colour? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
  40. 40.Which primary colour is in BOTH orange and green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red

Answer key

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

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