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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 174 · 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 green? (a) purple (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) red
  2. 2.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) yellow-green (d) purple
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) red (b) green (c) red-purple (d) orange
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
  8. 8.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) blue (d) yellow
  16. 16.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) brighter colour (d) primary colour
  18. 18.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and purple (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) side by side (d) next to white
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) orange and blue
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  29. 29.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) duller
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) red-orange (d) orange
  37. 37.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and purple

Answer key

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

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