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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 171 · 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 red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  3. 3.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) green (d) blue-green
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  17. 17.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  20. 20.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow (c) purple (d) red-orange
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  36. 36.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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