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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 219 · 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: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and green
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) green (c) red (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  7. 7.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) green
  9. 9.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) red-purple
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  12. 12.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) red-purple (c) yellow (d) blue-purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  22. 22.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) purple (c) blue (d) red-orange
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  32. 32.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  34. 34.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  38. 38.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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