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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 977 · 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 red? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) green
  2. 2.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  9. 9.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) red (d) red-purple
  12. 12.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  14. 14.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) orange
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  17. 17.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow-green
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  25. 25.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  27. 27.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  31. 31.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  32. 32.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  38. 38.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  39. 39.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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