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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 498 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) purple
  2. 2.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  3. 3.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  4. 4.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  7. 7.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  13. 13.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and orange
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) red (c) purple (d) orange
  20. 20.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) next to white
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) yellow (d) red
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) green
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  34. 34.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) red (d) red-purple
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange

Answer key

  1. purple
  2. dull, brownish colour
  3. secondary colour
  4. True
  5. red and purple
  6. purple and yellow
  7. brighter
  8. blue-purple
  9. complementary pair
  10. False
  11. True
  12. yellow and orange
  13. True
  14. blue and purple
  15. blue and purple
  16. orange and blue
  17. True
  18. True
  19. orange
  20. False
  21. yellow-green
  22. blue and green
  23. True
  24. green and yellow
  25. orange and blue
  26. False
  27. opposite each other
  28. red and orange
  29. red
  30. blue and green
  31. yellow-orange
  32. green and red
  33. red and green
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. blue-green
  39. True
  40. yellow and purple

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