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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 56 · 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 blue? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  5. 5.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) orange (d) blue
  11. 11.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  13. 13.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and red
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  19. 19.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  23. 23.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) duller (d) paler
  26. 26.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  32. 32.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  38. 38.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow

Answer key

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

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