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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 455 · 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: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  9. 9.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) green
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  15. 15.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) red (d) red-orange
  18. 18.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) red-purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red (d) green
  33. 33.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  36. 36.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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