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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 305 · 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: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) red
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  5. 5.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) green (d) blue
  8. 8.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  9. 9.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  10. 10.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) yellow (d) purple
  14. 14.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) blue
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange (d) blue-green
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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