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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 108 · 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: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) purple (d) red
  7. 7.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  15. 15.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  23. 23.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  27. 27.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) red (d) blue
  30. 30.True or false: red and green — this is not 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (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) yellow and orange
  35. 35.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) red-purple (c) blue (d) red
  37. 37.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and orange (d) green and yellow
  40. 40.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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