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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 483 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  6. 6.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  8. 8.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) red (d) yellow-green
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and orange
  21. 21.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  29. 29.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  30. 30.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) red
  35. 35.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  37. 37.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) red (d) red-purple
  40. 40.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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