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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 379 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) purple (b) blue (c) green (d) orange
  2. 2.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) blue-green (d) orange
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  12. 12.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  19. 19.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  27. 27.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  38. 38.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  40. 40.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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