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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 800 · 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 yellow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) orange (b) red (c) blue (d) purple
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) blue
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-purple (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) purple
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  14. 14.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) orange and blue
  20. 20.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) green and yellow
  22. 22.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  27. 27.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  31. 31.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  35. 35.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  36. 36.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) green
  38. 38.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary

Answer key

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

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