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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 79 · 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: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red-purple
  4. 4.True or false: red is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) duller (d) brighter
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) green and red
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and orange
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) green and red
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue (c) red-purple (d) red-orange
  16. 16.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  17. 17.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  20. 20.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  22. 22.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  23. 23.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red-orange
  25. 25.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  32. 32.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  35. 35.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  36. 36.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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