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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 787 · 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 yellow-green? (a) red (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) green
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) purple (d) red-orange
  4. 4.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  12. 12.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
  17. 17.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  18. 18.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  21. 21.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) invisible (c) paler (d) duller
  25. 25.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) blue
  30. 30.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  31. 31.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  35. 35.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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