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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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