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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 285 · 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 and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  3. 3.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  7. 7.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) red (c) green (d) blue-green
  15. 15.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  19. 19.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) purple
  24. 24.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) purple
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) red and purple

Answer key

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

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