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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 235 · 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-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) red (c) red-orange (d) purple
  10. 10.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) green
  15. 15.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  19. 19.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  23. 23.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red (d) blue
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) green

Answer key

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

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