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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 609 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  3. 3.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  6. 6.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  7. 7.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) duller (c) brighter (d) invisible
  11. 11.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow
  14. 14.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  15. 15.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
  18. 18.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) purple
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) orange
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  27. 27.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) yellow
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) red-purple (d) red
  39. 39.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) side by side
  40. 40.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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