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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 119 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Look straight across): Pairs: red–green, blue–orange, yellow–purple (each pair = one primary + one secondary). Tertiary pairs: red-orange–blue-green, yellow-orange–blue-purple, yellow-green–red-purple. Side by side they look brighter; mixed as paint they look dull and brownish.

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  1. 1.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  3. 3.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow-orange
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) red (d) yellow
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  13. 13.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  14. 14.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  16. 16.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  22. 22.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) green
  24. 24.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) red
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) red (d) red-purple
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  32. 32.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) yellow (d) purple
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) blue-green
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. red and purple
  3. True
  4. green
  5. green and red
  6. orange and blue
  7. False
  8. orange
  9. blue
  10. green and yellow
  11. True
  12. blue and purple
  13. blue
  14. brighter
  15. blue and green
  16. complementary pair
  17. True
  18. blue and orange
  19. False
  20. False
  21. dull, brownish colour
  22. True
  23. yellow-green
  24. False
  25. red
  26. purple
  27. False
  28. red-purple
  29. False
  30. True
  31. opposite each other
  32. complementary pair
  33. yellow
  34. green and yellow
  35. blue-green
  36. True
  37. not complementary
  38. red and green
  39. True
  40. False

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