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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 54 · 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 purple. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) green (b) blue (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  8. 8.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) green (d) red
  15. 15.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  22. 22.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  28. 28.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and orange
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and orange
  33. 33.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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