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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 116 · 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: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  10. 10.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) red and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  17. 17.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) in the centre
  19. 19.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) yellow (d) orange
  21. 21.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  22. 22.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  26. 26.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  27. 27.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) invisible (d) duller
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and red
  32. 32.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  33. 33.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  40. 40.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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