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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 370 · 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 purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  5. 5.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) red-orange (d) purple
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  10. 10.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  11. 11.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  14. 14.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) red (c) blue-green (d) purple
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  21. 21.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) green
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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