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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 805 · 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) green and red (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  4. 4.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) orange and blue
  9. 9.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and yellow
  13. 13.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and purple
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) red (d) yellow-orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  19. 19.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) duller (c) invisible (d) paler
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  26. 26.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) yellow and orange
  28. 28.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) blue-green (d) green
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) purple and yellow
  40. 40.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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