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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 142 · 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.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  3. 3.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  5. 5.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) blue
  7. 7.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  9. 9.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow-green (b) red (c) blue (d) blue-green
  11. 11.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  14. 14.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and green (d) yellow and purple
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) red
  17. 17.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) orange and blue (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) red
  19. 19.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and green (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  22. 22.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow (d) yellow-green
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  25. 25.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue-purple (d) red
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
  31. 31.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  32. 32.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  36. 36.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) primary colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and orange
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  40. 40.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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