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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 533 · 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-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) duller (d) invisible
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) yellow
  7. 7.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red (d) purple
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) red
  10. 10.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  20. 20.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  33. 33.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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