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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 714 · 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 orange. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  6. 6.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  8. 8.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) red
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  14. 14.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  19. 19.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) brighter colour
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) orange (d) blue
  24. 24.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  28. 28.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  33. 33.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) red (d) green
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  37. 37.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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