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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 472 · 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 yellow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  3. 3.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) duller
  5. 5.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-green (d) red
  7. 7.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  11. 11.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  14. 14.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) green
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  22. 22.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) blue
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and purple
  40. 40.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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