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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 413 · 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: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) orange
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  22. 22.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  24. 24.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue-green (d) purple
  28. 28.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  32. 32.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  38. 38.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green

Answer key

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

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