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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 201 · 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 blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) red-purple (c) green (d) red
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  3. 3.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow-orange
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  7. 7.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) next to white
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) purple (d) orange
  9. 9.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  10. 10.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) purple
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  14. 14.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  16. 16.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and purple
  17. 17.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  19. 19.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  20. 20.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) purple
  22. 22.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) brighter colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  25. 25.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  26. 26.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) orange (c) yellow (d) green
  36. 36.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  38. 38.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red-purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  40. 40.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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