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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 212 · 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: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  4. 4.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) red-orange
  6. 6.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) blue-purple
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) orange
  12. 12.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  14. 14.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) blue-purple
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  29. 29.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  32. 32.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  39. 39.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange

Answer key

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

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