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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 384 · 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 red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  10. 10.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) purple
  12. 12.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) red (d) purple
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  20. 20.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  22. 22.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  23. 23.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  25. 25.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) green and red
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  36. 36.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) paler (d) invisible
  37. 37.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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