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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 209 · 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 orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) purple
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  4. 4.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) blue-green
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-green
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  14. 14.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  21. 21.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  26. 26.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  31. 31.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

  1. blue
  2. yellow and orange
  3. orange
  4. True
  5. orange and blue
  6. complementary pair
  7. red
  8. red-purple
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. opposite each other
  13. green and yellow
  14. False
  15. complementary pair
  16. yellow-orange
  17. green and yellow
  18. False
  19. True
  20. yellow and purple
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. red and purple
  26. True
  27. complementary pair
  28. red-orange
  29. False
  30. blue and orange
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. yellow
  35. False
  36. False
  37. red and orange
  38. True
  39. dull, brownish colour
  40. purple and yellow

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