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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 113 · 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: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  6. 6.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  11. 11.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) red-orange
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) red (c) red-orange (d) purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red (c) yellow-green (d) orange
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  20. 20.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  32. 32.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and orange
  34. 34.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
  38. 38.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and green

Answer key

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

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