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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 210 · 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: purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) green (d) yellow
  6. 6.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  8. 8.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) green
  15. 15.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) red (d) green
  18. 18.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  20. 20.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  23. 23.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  31. 31.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour

Answer key

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

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