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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 232 · 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.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) purple (d) red
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue
  5. 5.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  8. 8.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  9. 9.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  13. 13.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) red (d) blue-green
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  19. 19.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red (d) blue-purple
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  31. 31.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  32. 32.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) red (d) purple
  34. 34.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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