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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 191 · 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-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) green
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) blue
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  12. 12.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) red
  14. 14.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  19. 19.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) duller (d) paler
  20. 20.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) green (d) yellow-green
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) green
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-orange
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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