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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 204 · 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: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  4. 4.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) red and green
  13. 13.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  15. 15.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  20. 20.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  21. 21.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) red (d) blue-purple
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue-green

Answer key

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

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