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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 362 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) red-purple
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  15. 15.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  17. 17.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) green
  29. 29.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  30. 30.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  35. 35.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) duller (c) paler (d) brighter
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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