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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 202 · 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? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) orange
  2. 2.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) blue
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and purple
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) red (d) purple
  9. 9.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) green and red (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  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) blue and orange (b) red and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  16. 16.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) red-orange (d) yellow
  19. 19.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) primary colour (c) brighter colour (d) pure white
  20. 20.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) next to white (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  21. 21.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and purple
  22. 22.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) red (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  29. 29.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and orange (d) red and green
  30. 30.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  32. 32.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  37. 37.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) paler (b) invisible (c) duller (d) brighter
  38. 38.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) red (b) purple (c) blue (d) yellow-green

Answer key

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

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