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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 531 · 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.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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  4. 4.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) purple (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  9. 9.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  11. 11.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  22. 22.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  27. 27.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) red-orange
  29. 29.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  37. 37.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow

Answer key

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

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