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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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